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Brian Lara

Researcher

109 quotes in 337 categories

Brian Lara speaks of the pride West Indian cricketers feel when they wear the island’s colors, and he stresses being a teammate people can rely on. He recalls playing solo “Test matches” on his porch with a broom as a bat, showing early individualism. He also hopes for a close family after cricket.

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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

He set the record for the highest individual score in first‑class cricket with 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994, and the record for the highest individual score in a Test innings with 400 not out at Antigua in 2004. He is nicknamed "The Prince of Port of Spain" or simply "The Prince."

Quotes by Brian Lara

I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar.

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It's an honour to captain the West Indies.

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I don't play politics.

Play

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It's good to have young players around you.

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I want to leave a nice legacy.

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I'm not much of a sports fan.

Fan

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I fell in love with scoring a lot of runs. I never felt 50 or 100 were enough.

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If there's one thing I don't have, it's an insular bone.

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

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When I get to a ripe old age then talk of me as a great cricketer.

Age

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Children need sports, even if they are inclined towards academics.

Academics

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As a former cricketer you want to give something back.

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

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

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I try to read spinners and dictate to them, but they know very quickly if you're not reading them or if you're…

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I just want that someone in their 50s or 60s, when they talk about Brian Lara, they say 'I enjoyed watching that…

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I first took up golf in 1994, and used to play intermittently. I couldn't devote as much time to it as I…

Golf

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If I have a son and he decides to play cricket, I will want him to bat like Sachin Tendulkar.

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As a boy, you never really thought of Hall of Fames, you never really thought of records.

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Sachin is the greatest player I have seen. I consider it an honour to have rubbed shoulders with him

Cricket

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For people coming in through the turnstiles and people sponsoring, we are entertainers and that's where the game is going.

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Alzarri Joseph is someone who I look at and say 'this guys has got potential, he's a wicket-taker.' He is someone who…

Cricket

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When the others grew tired and went home and there was no one else to play with I used to play my…

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I loved every minute of my 17-year career, all the Test matches, the ODIs and the World Cups. The only disappointment, if…

Cricket

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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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I don't think there is any 16-year-old who is going to embark on the sort of career that Sachin Tendulkar has had…

Career

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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…

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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…

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Yes, golf is a weird game. I was capable of dealing with moving and bouncing cricket balls, but this little silly ball,…

Cricket

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We West Indian cricketers are always proud to play for the West Indies and we know we are made up of different…

Cricket

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Virat Kohli is someone I have great respect for.

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The reserve strength is very important in assessing a team's ability.

Ability

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This is a moment I will cherish forever... the first man to score 500 runs.

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When I was a kid, Test was the form of the game everybody wanted to watch.

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

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

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It's a great achievement for a 29-year-old to play 100 Tests.

Achievement

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People want sport that they can go on an afternoon and watch with their kids.

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People point fingers at the leader. That happens in every sport.

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Getting into your 30s, you don't feel the same as in your early 20s.

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Brian Lara by topic

Cricket (46) Time (14) Game (13) Football (12) Sports (11) West indies (10) Play (10)