- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a huge dancer onstage. In fact, I like not moving at all if I don't have to. But even just standing up for any given amount of time in 6-inch heels ends up leaving me feeling like I've been cracked in half like a rag doll after a few shows.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My aunty says I'm the double of my father. He was a workaholic, which I've definitely inherited. And like me, he could be the life and soul of the party, but also quite withdrawn.
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something in me that makes me see things through.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was to shut out all the noise - I did it with my batting and thought 'that has served me well, so why change it?'
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many people have helped me during my career and without them and fantastic team-mates and coaches it would not have been possible to achieve all that I have.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the individual sport stuff but the experiences I've had with some great people over 12 or 15 years are what makes is special. That individual thing: me versus the bowler is great but you get that team feeling as well and that's why it suits me so well.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
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 myself above and beyond.
- Different Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In one sense, what happens for me outside of cricket gives me that break - the farming means I have a really different life outside of cricket; it's not just cricket, cricket, cricket for 12 months of the year.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The England captaincy job, after 50-odd games, has found out what kind of leader I am in terms of a person. It's made me feel far more confident in terms of talking to a group in any situation. But it has taken me a long time to feel like I've been doing it naturally.
- Determination
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- Nov 07, 2020
My stubbornness helped me for the first half of my career; I had that real determination to do it my way - I know the best way. That helped me from a 14-year-old to 25 in getting me to where I got to.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in the changing room.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest thing was probably a better understanding of the mental side of cricket and also the technical challenges I have in my game. Those two things happened in a very short space of time which changed me as a player.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The musical training taught me to focus my mind, before playing in an orchestra taught me how to truly concentrate. If you miss your moment in an orchestra, there is no forgiving.
- Cornwall
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- Nov 07, 2020