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  • He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

  • Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.

  • Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

  • Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

    Sports   Skills   Luck  
    Richie Benaud (2015). “Remembering Richie”, p.96, Hachette UK
  • But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.

    Brain   Add   Gears  
    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.

  • Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

  • From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

    Pieces   Earth   Building  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.

    Team   Hero   Winning  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.

  • In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

    Sports   Winning   Toss  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.

    Interview With Jim White, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2001.
  • The only thing that really annoys me is when all of a sudden you hear yourself on the radio advertising Smith's tyre shop or Blenkinsop's jam. They simply can't do that. And in Australia, occasionally I have to take action.

    Australia   Jam   Tyres  
    Interview With Jim White, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2001.
  • The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

    Interview With Jim White, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2001.
  • Media were never allowed into an Australian dressing room until I became skipper. I changed that and invited them in at the close of play each day, thereby confirming for many administrators they had appointed a madman as captain.

    Media   Play   Each Day  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

  • When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

    Cutting   Hair   Wife  
    Interview With Rob Smyth, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2004.
  • Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.

    Beach   Garden   People  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.

    Keys   Insult   Economy  
  • The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.

    Sports   Journey   Balls  
    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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Richie Benaud

  • Born: October 6, 1930
  • Died: April 10, 2015
  • Occupation: Cricketer