Richie Benaud Quotes - 9quotes.com

The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
Written by Richie Benaud
The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
Written by Richie Benaud
In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
Written by Richie Benaud
I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that.
Written by Richie Benaud
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
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Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
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But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.
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A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
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My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.
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Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.
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The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.
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It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.
Written by Richie Benaud
The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.
Written by Richie Benaud
'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.
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When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.
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Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
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Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.
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Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.
Written by Richie Benaud
Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.
Written by Richie Benaud

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