A Quote by Brian Lara

I grew up at a time when West Indies dominated the world. For 15 years from 1980, the West Indies never lost a Test series.

Brian Lara

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Brian Lara
Trinidadian - Cricketer
Born: May 2, 1969

I loved every minute of my 17-year career, all the Test matches, the ODIs and the World Cups. The only disappointment, if you ask me, was I never won a World Cup for West Indies.

Brian Lara

Well, I think that I pretty much grew up grow up wanting to represent the West Indies.

Brian Lara

I am thankful that I played the game at a time when the West Indies climbed to heights that have never been repeated.

Viv Richards

I grew up in a school system . . . where nobody understood the meaning of learning disorder. In the West Indies, I was constantly being physically abused because the whipping of students was permitted.

Harry Belafonte

We West Indian cricketers are always proud to play for the West Indies and we know we are made up of different islands and different cultures but we have to be able to mesh together, to come together and perform as a team.

Brian Lara

Taking part and helping West Indies win the World T20 in 2012 - I'll never forget the feeling. The celebrations afterwards were crazy, a massive all-nighter.

Fidel Edwards

My whole obligation was to West Indies cricket. As I have always said, 'I have never made a run for me.'

Garfield Sobers

It's an honour to captain the West Indies.

Brian Lara

It is always honour to captain the West Indies.

Chris Gayle

When I played cricket for the West Indies, I never worried. I never really watched anyone else. I had a job to do, and I tried to do it to the best of my ability.

Garfield Sobers

It has been a great honour to play for the West Indies, to hold a bat and to spend 17 years in international cricket. That is something I am proud of.

Brian Lara

Until we can get people who are willing to play for West Indies in the right way, I think that we're going to be struggling for a long time.

Garfield Sobers

I am always committed to West Indies cricket.

Brian Lara

Being selected for West Indies actually changed my life.

Fidel Edwards

My father is from the West Indies, the St. Thomas Virgin Islands.