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Brian Lara

Researcher

109 quotes in 337 categories

Brian Lara is a researcher, best known for Beating the field.

Quick Facts About Brian Lara

Profession: Researcher
Notable works: Beating the field

About Brian Lara

Brian Charles Lara is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely renowned as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in an international Test innings, after scoring 400 not out at Antigua during the 4th test against England in 2004. He is nicknamed "The Prince of Port of Spain" or simply "The Prince".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Brian Lara · Page 4

Having a decent place to live is fundamental for families.

Decent

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When you succeed, you know, you can get swell-headed or you can be failing, and then you are all down in doldrums.…

Even

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When I wasn't doing well, I was too tough on myself but I truly tried to minimise it. So, I would always…

Always

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I really enjoyed the period in which I played my cricket. I can look back now and wish I started 10 years…

Born

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I remember the reason why did I start my golf. We had a four day game I was playing for Trinidad against…

Day

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Sports will equip kids with the necessary tools to face academic challenges, and provide all-round development.

Challenges

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KL Rahul has the technique for all forms of the game and for me more Test cricket than anything else. And if…

Cricket

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Attacking players are the ones who are best suited to break a record.

Best

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I've played and I've been a student of the game.

Been

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I've played with and against great players. I've been with Viv Richards, Richie Richardson and played against Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jaque…

Against

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I have a lot of people I respect and a lot of people I have time for - reciprocity isn't necessary.

Lot

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I'm not much of a sports fan.

Fan

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I have been captain in the past and I know what it takes to gel a team and get it going.

Captain

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Records are made to be broken. It's great when they are broken by attacking players.

Broken

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Every senior player has to play a part and help the skipper by performing their duties on the field and secondly by…

Field

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Teachers across the world are doing all they can to ensure a good education is the top priority for children.

Children

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I know the history of West Indies cricket and I know what it means to the people.

Cricket

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The most unfortunate thing in cricket is not achieving what I set out to do from the very beginning: to be a…

Beginning

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I would like to be remembered as someone who came out there and tried to entertain.

Entertain

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Well, I think that I pretty much grew up grow up wanting to represent the West Indies.

Grow

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After accepting the captaincy at the beginning of the 1998 season, I immediately set high but attainable goals for the West Indies…

Beginning

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I don't see myself as a father figure but as someone who the younger players can come to and talk to about…

Advice

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I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar.

My son

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Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt

Best players

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The only batsman I would love to see by paying for the tickets and sitting in the stand just to watch him…

Sitting

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