Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by AB de Villiers - Page 2
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Last updated on December 11, 2024.
I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.
Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.
I don't like to celebrate my own achievements.
I've always been shy.
Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.
I've made peace with the fact that the World Cup will not define me. Yes, it would be nice to add that to what's been a very enjoyable career, but I know it won't define me as a person or cricketer.
I'm not a nice guy on the field, and I've never really respected a guy who's been a 'nice guy' on the field. I want opposition to be hard, to play to win the game for their team.
From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else.
Obviously, international cricket is the main cricket you want to play, especially Test cricket.
I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.
I don't really like attention too much.
I'll do whatever it takes for us to win games of cricket. If I have to sledge, I'll get involved like that. I'll try and intimidate a player if I have to.
I was brought up to always see the glass half full instead of half empty and played my cricket that way.
For some guys, playing for the team will mean achieving more personally.
I do enjoy fielding.
I prefer to be out of the spotlight, to be honest. I've always been that kind of personality.
In all kinds of sports, you have to get the confidence going within before you can start proving people wrong or right.
It's not really part of the game to say, 'Oh, it's a batter's game; it's a batter's game' - I don't know why it goes on. It's a beautiful game that's greatly competitive between bat and ball.
I try and keep my feet on the ground and keep working at my game.
I had a long run as a captain. I had some fantastic ups and also quite a few lows in between.
You represent your country - that's the biggest honour ever. I had the privilege of doing that for more than 14 years.
The World Cup is a tough tournament.
I think I have a natural hitting ability.
It's tough at slip. The ball doesn't come to you very often. So from that perspective, I enjoy keeping more - you're in the game the whole time.
It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.
Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year.
Far from being a mere consequence of winning, strong team spirit is an essential ingredient of sporting success; it comes before, not afterwards.
Every wicket you play on is different.
Playing at the highest level alongside your friends, scoring runs for your country are things that I look back and go, 'Ah, I miss that a little bit,' but there's a lot I don't miss. I don't miss 90 per cent of it.
I've always been a people pleaser.
I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet.
I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.
It's a huge honour to play my 100th Test, and I never in my life thought I'll be in this kind of position.
I know Test cricket is more about endurance. T20 is more about innovating, creating, and the energy at the wicket.
I just try and earn my right to get on top of the bowlers, and that is how I play every game.
I'm not the kind of guy who cares how many hundreds I've scored.
If you don't learn, especially if you are not playing well, then you are not going to move forward as a team.
I truly love captaining. I've grown into enjoying it.
You've got to be able to work hard. There must be inner drive that you want to be the best in the world at what you do.
No matter how hot the fire burns, a Protea always survives
I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.
I don't know how I'm gonna pick up a bat again. I just need to be away for a bit and play with my dogs.
I Can't win the World Cup alone
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