from an old interview..........but worth read .....!!! such an Inspiring stuff........!!! AB is indeed genious.....!!! When I was very young, I started playing cricket in the garden against my older brothers, Jan and Wessels, and Martin van Jaarsveld [who later played for the Titans and South Africa]...I had to carry the water and, after a long day, they would finally give me my chance.The bat was actually too heavy for me, and I would rest it on the dustbin while they were walking back to their mark.....They battled to get me out and they would get so frustrated that they’d bowl a couple of beamers at me to see what I would do. I was eight years old when I saw Jonty’s world famous run out against Australia in the 1992 World Cup. It really made an impression on me. I remember thinking: this is a cool game! I started dreaming of following in Jonty’s footsteps.......I decided when I was 10 that I was going to do something in cricket one day.......I realised then that that was my way to go...............i was interested in all the sports...tennis, rugby, hockey, golf......every single day of my life I was playing something, and from about 16 it was cricket. It’s part of the Afrikaans culture, playing it hard and doing your best. But it’s very important to stay humble, that was a very big part of my growing up, not getting big-headed. I want to be the best, but I dont give a damn about statistics. Awards and accolades are great as long as the team is doing well, but you cant set yourself the goal to be No. 1 or to be in the top three. You will have your end goal in mind, but you have to work hard to get there; ball by ball, innings by innings. And where he is now! The best batsman of world cricket at the moment..! #DIE_HARD_CRICKET_FAN
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 09:47:42 +0000
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