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Death Quote by Ian Botham

“For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others.” quote by Ian Botham — Download Open image

“For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others.”

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You wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy.

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Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid.

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Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time.

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You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older generation. What we are trying to do is to…

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I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies

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