In Memoriam: Some Inspiring Don Bradman Quotes

Sir Donald Bradman was a name to reckon with. He dominated the highest level for two decades, and his Test cricket average of 99.94 is ahead of anyone else to have played the gentleman's game. On his 110th birth anniversary, we look at some inspiring quotes by the greatest cricketing legend.
On attitude: "I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be essential in addition to skill. They are that the person conducts his or her life with dignity, with integrity, courage, and perhaps most of all, with modesty." (Image: Wikipedia)

"A good captain must be a fighter; confident but not arrogant, firm but not obstinate; able to take criticism without letting it unduly disturb him, for he is sure to get it — and unfairly, too."
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"The game of cricket existed long before I was born. It will be played centuries after my demise. During my career, I was privileged to give the public my interpretation of its character in the same way that a pianist might interpret the works of Beethoven."

"I was never coached; I was never told how to hold a bat. Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out."

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"Reading poetry and watching cricket were the sum of my world, and the two are not so far apart as many aesthetes might believe."