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  • Cricketer
  • born 1984
  • 97 quotes

Ab De Villiers, a cricketer (born 1984), is quoted 97 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Cricket, World Cup, Hundreds and To Be Honest.

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I've always been shy.

I Can't win the World Cup alone

I've always been a people pleaser.

The World Cup is a tough tournament.

I don't really like attention too much.

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

I think I have a natural hitting ability.

Nothing comes close to the IPL, to be honest.

I know what makes me good, and it's not a bat.

I don't like to celebrate my own achievements.

I don't care about hundreds, fifties, averages.

I believe all teams choke in certain situations.

There are so many dreams that I'd like to follow.

It's important on any English wicket to leave well.

The most important people to please are your family.

I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.

I truly love captaining. I've grown into enjoying it.

We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.

I have played incredible knocks with the lightest of bats.

No matter how hot the fire burns, a Protea always survives

Captaining South Africa was definitely not one of my goals.

For me, in green and gold, it must be everything or nothing.

It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself.

I'm not the kind of guy who cares how many hundreds I've scored.

It's never easy to lose. But life is not all sunshine and roses.

I try and keep my feet on the ground and keep working at my game.

It was a bit of a surprise when the national captaincy came my way.

I am fully aware that cricket is like a second religion in Pakistan.

It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.

For some guys, playing for the team will mean achieving more personally.

My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team.

Sometimes you don't quite realise what you have achieved until you look back.

I know my game pretty well, and that is the secret to success in most sports.

I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.

I will continue to be the biggest supporter of Faf du Plessis and the Proteas.

There are lots of mentally very tough players that I have played against and with.

The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career.

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.

I feel I handle the pressure situations well, and that's why I want to be there at the end.

I prefer to be out of the spotlight, to be honest. I've always been that kind of personality.

The interests of the team must always outweigh the interests of any individual, including me.

I just try and earn my right to get on top of the bowlers, and that is how I play every game.

I had a long run as a captain. I had some fantastic ups and also quite a few lows in between.

Obviously, international cricket is the main cricket you want to play, especially Test cricket.

I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.

Wrong is wrong. Guys try to find a way to get the ball to reverse, but you have to stay in the laws.

I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.

To cross the line for the team, to have an impact on winning the game - that's why I play this game.

I can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 years of international cricket.

It would not be right for me to pick and choose where, when, and in what format I play for the Proteas.

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