A Quote by Ian Botham
I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.
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Most of the umpires, it's amazing: 98 percent of them will not hold a grudge. I always felt a couple of them did. I never wanted to argue with an umpire in my life.
There's absolutely no excuse for throwing a piece of equipment on an umpire or any player. You can argue your point and at times may accidentally bump an umpire, but to consciously throw a piece of equipment at someone is unforgivable.
It's a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game.
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The most important thing is to make a percussive instrument a singing instrument. Teachers should stress this aspect in their instruction, but it seems that very few of them actually do.
A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember his name.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
The mental aspect of being a goalkeeper is very important so you have to go into the game with full concentration and confidence. That is a big part of your game and the Premier League is the most demanding league for any goalkeeper.
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You can never argue anyone into the Kingdom of Heaven, you cannot argue anyone anywhere. The only result of arguing is to prove to your own mind that you are right and the other fellow wrong. You cannot argue for truth; but immediately Incarnate Truth is presented, a want awakens in the soul which only God can meet.
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.
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When I start to play a game I try to forget about previous games and try to concentrate on this game. This game is now the most important to me. But of course I am not a computer and you cannot simply press a button, delete, and everything you want to forget disappears automatically. But if you want to play well, it's important to concentrate on the now.
I love to score runs rather than defending or leaving the ball. That is an important aspect of my batting: I don't want to waste balls in any form of the game.
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