Business Quote by Alastair Cook

In any sport at the top level, if you don't put in the hard work, you can be sure someone else is. It is…

— Stephen Hendry

Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or…

— Chili Davis

People need to take as much interest in other sports as they take in cricket, and that's where we come across a vicious cycle…

— Gagan Narang

It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No, you don't…

— Ernie Els

Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing…

— John Arlott

Professional sportspersons are role models, recognized and they have a responsibility. Having said that, everyone makes mistakes and one needs to move on and…

— Michael Clarke

It's a competitive sport, a competitive nature, we're all professionals.

— DeSean Jackson

As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid.

— Irvin S. Cobb

You must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard & accept constructive criticism.

— Willie Mays

I think part of being a professional cricket player is being able to adapt to conditions.

— Steve Smith

You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.

— Alastair Cook

Avoiding any of the tenets of amateurism, after all, certainly does not make you a good professional. Perhaps it is better to see fearless…

— Edward Smith