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> [I love cricket but I like being away from it as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/i-love-cricket-but-i-like-being-away-from-it-as-well/)

[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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