A Quote by John E. Walker

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

John E. Walker

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Became Captain Cricket Keen School Soccer Sportsman

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John E. Walker
English - Scientist
Born: January 7, 1941

Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.

Ian Botham

I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar

I think a captain is someone who captains on the cricket field but, most of the leadership that happens is off the cricket field. It's very easy to captain people on the cricket field, but if you can start leading them off the cricket field, and show them that trust, what you have in them.

Gautam Gambhir

My dad and my brother were more keen on football, but I used to play canvas-ball cricket while at school in Ranchi, and we would have cricket coaching camps in the summer vacations. That's how I started.

MS Dhoni

I was captain of the soccer and basketball teams in high school, and I was the equivalent of class president.

Neil Blumenthal

In 2000 I became captain and stayed till 2005, and this was a very successful time in Indian cricket, so it was a satisfying tenure for me.

Sourav Ganguly

I became captain after playing 17 years for India so probably I became captain by default because nobody else wanted it.

Anil Kumble

Baseball is like cricket, and I grew up in a country where they had cricket. So I understand cricket, soccer and basketball. I played basketball at the club level and a little bit in college, so that's why I'm a basketball fanatic.

Patrick Soon-Shiong

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

Daniel Cormier

Patrick Soon-Shiong

Dhoni has been an outstanding captain. His record as captain is simply terrific. He has done wonders to Indian cricket.

Sourav Ganguly

The books I used to love as a kid, I used to read football books - and by that I mean soccer books - stories about boys in school who started to play football and then became the captain. I'd read them cover to cover. I just got lost in them.