W. G. Grace quotes
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“A cricketer's life is a life of splendid freedom, healthy effort, endless variety, and delightful good fellowship.”
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“I don't like defensive shots-you can only get threes”
-- W. G. Grace -
“When you win the toss - bat. If you are in doubt, think about it, then bat. If you have very big doubts, consult a colleague then bat.”
-- W. G. Grace -
“The great thing in hitting is, not to be half-hearted about it; but when you make up your mind to hit, to do it as if the whole match depended upon that particular stroke.”
-- W. G. Grace -
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“Every cricketer knows that in the early stages of a batsman's innings i.e. before he gets his eye in - luck plays an important part.”
-- W. G. Grace -
“I do not believe so implicitly, as some cricketers and writers upon cricket do, in watching the bowler's hand.I prefer to watch the ball, and not anticipate events.”
-- W. G. Grace -
“I should like to say that good batsman are born, not made; but my long experience comes up before me, and tells me that it is not so.”
-- W. G. Grace
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“In an effort to get the work of the Lord done we often lose contact with the Lord of work.”
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“There is no revival possible in any fellowship without a price being paid.”
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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 247), 1895.
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