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> [The beauty of cricket is that there are so many different opinions as to the best way to do something and at times it is easier to see something when you're not emotionally involved in the game and not responsible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/the-beauty-of-cricket-is-that-there-are-so-many-different-opinions-as/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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## More by Alastair Cook

> [That is one of the great things about Test cricket, the ball. Sometimes it swings conventionally, sometimes it doesn't and sometimes it reverses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/that-is-one-of-the-great-things-about-test-cricket-the-ball-sometimes/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/no-disrespect-to-county-cricket-but-when-you-re-playing-for-england/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Test cricket gives ultimate satisfaction that I don't think any other type of cricket does due to the nature and longevity of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/test-cricket-gives-ultimate-satisfaction-that-i-don-t-think-any-other/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/everyone-has-technical-flaws-no-matter-how-many-runs-you-score/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [When I was made captain, one of my things was that whatever happens in those four years, you don't want to make major changes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/when-i-was-made-captain-one-of-my-things-was-that-whatever-happens-in/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [You're never as good as people say you are and you're never as bad as people say you are. You're always in the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/you-re-never-as-good-as-people-say-you-are-and-you-re-never-as-bad-as/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [I have loved cricket my whole life, from playing in the garden as a child, and will never underestimate how special it is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/i-have-loved-cricket-my-whole-life-from-playing-in-the-garden-as-a/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/without-sounding-arrogant-i-achieved-a-lot-more-than-i-thought-i/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/i-ve-got-that-ruthlessness-inside-me-all-good-captains-have-to-be/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [As cricketers we're judged on the average we have from being a 21-year-old who's just come into international cricket to the day you retire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/as-cricketers-we-re-judged-on-the-average-we-have-from-being-a-21/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [You just Sanisa in the death overs. He is simply the best in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/you-just-sanisa-in-the-death-overs-he-is-simply-the-best-in-the-world/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/self-belief-is-certainly-an-issue-you-need-to-make-sure-you-look/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [When someone says, 'How long do you see yourself captaining for?' you don't really know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/when-someone-says-how-long-do-you-see-yourself-captaining-for-you-don/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Learning on the job as England captain is hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/learning-on-the-job-as-england-captain-is-hard/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

> [Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was to shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/throughout-my-career-i-have-done-it-my-way-and-used-my-stubborn/)

[Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/)

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