Quotes by Moeen Ali - Page 2

Religion is very important to me. One of my aims is to try to show that you can have faith and play cricket. There can be a lot of negativity and misunderstanding of Islam.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Islam
Misunderstanding
Negativity
Aims
Faith Religion Me
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I needed to step back from cricket, international cricket in particular, just to get away from the scrutiny and intensity of everything. I love it but it was too much for me.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Intensity
International
Needed
Particular
Scrutiny
Love Me Step
Love Me Cricket
Step
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I coach for my dad's academy. Sometimes it's just about being there - it's not just the coaching - it's seeing that you are there to inspire or they are trying to impress you.
Moeen Ali /
Academy
Being There
Coaching
Impress
Inspire
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I have always been a player whose form goes up and down but at the moment I feel my batting confidence is at its lowest. Negative comments can affect you and they probably have.
Moeen Ali /
Batting
Lowest
Up And Down
Affect
Comments
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It took a lot of sacrifice from my dad. He managed to put cricket nets in our garden because he knew we had to practise every day. That would also keep us away from the streets.
Moeen Ali /
Dad
Cricket
Garden
Practise
Sacrifice
Streets
Nets
Took
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The moment we won the World Cup is one I will never forget and would do anything just to experience again. It was the most euphoric sporting sensation you could possibly imagine.
Moeen Ali /
Euphoric
Imagine
Never Forget
World Cup
Cup
Won
Sensation
Possibly
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Obviously as players we want to play every game. But when you do miss out, I strongly believe the job is to not sulk and make things uncomfortable for those picked or the captain.
Moeen Ali /
Uncomfortable
Miss
Captain
Obviously
Picked
Strongly
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Sometimes in Asian homes it is all about where we've come from, which is important too, but it is about where you live and where you're born and the people who are the same as you.
Moeen Ali /
People Sometimes Important
Homes
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My dad always wanted me to be a cricketer, study no chance. Once he saw that I was quite good for my age, no school. So, as soon as I did my GCSEs, I got signed by Warwickshire at 15.
Moeen Ali /
Chance
Dad
Study
Good Age Dad
Quite
Saw
No Chance
Signed
Soon
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No. 7 is not an easy position. The way you play is dictated by the pace of the game and you have to try to get quick runs. Even top players like Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes find it hard.
Moeen Ali /
Pace
Ben
Game Way Find
Dictated
Quick
Runs
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The England team is made up of good people, first and foremost, and we are a very multicultural side, too. I believe we represent our country well and our diversity is one of our strengths.
Moeen Ali /
Multicultural
Good Believe I Believe
Foremost
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But I think my dad's academy is one of the best. The first reason he does it is to take people away from the streets and doing all the wrong stuff and for those kids to learn a range of skills.
Moeen Ali /
Range
Streets
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Representing England has always been a privilege and my decision to take a break from Test cricket at the end of the home summer was made to ensure that, hopefully, I can do it for a lot longer.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Representing
Ensure
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People make mistakes along the way. Cricket means I may not always be there for everyone all the time. But when I take the field for my country, I know there are a lot of people I am representing.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Representing
Time Always I Am
Mistakes
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You have family and kids, you get home and they want to play with you but you just end up on your phone. I caught myself doing that when my little one wanted a kickaround and I decided I'd had enough.
Moeen Ali /
Had Enough
Family Home Myself
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My dad and uncle were so protective so whenever someone would say or do something to harm us they were right there. They were very shy but you cross a line with them and the temper can get quite rough.
Moeen Ali /
Harm
Protective
Rough
Shy
Temper
Cross
Uncle
Whenever
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If they come after me and my bowling you get a bit down. But when I am fielding I think about it and there are worse things that can happen. I take in the atmosphere a bit and think this is not too bad.
Moeen Ali /
Atmosphere
Bowling
I Am Me Bad
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I never thought I'd be a senior player in a county side, let alone the England side. When you break into a county side, that is your aim, so it's an incredible feeling to have achieved that with England.
Moeen Ali /
Aim
County
Senior
Achieved
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It's not easy for a player who considers him or herself to be a proper batter to then adjust down the order. Put anyone there and the scores won't necessarily come. You can lose a bit of love for it, too.
Moeen Ali /
Adjust
Batter
Considers
Herself
Scores
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We're just having a lot of fun and ripping each other all the time. We get stuck into each other about everything: about the football or about Fifa. Anything. It's all part of team bonding. It's all very natural.
Moeen Ali /
Bonding
Fifa
Football
Fun
Natural
Stuck
Team
Lot
Part
Each
Having
Ripping
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A lot of the Indian supporters would have been born in Birmingham, have Birmingham accents. It is my home city as well. Second, third generations from the sub-continent still support India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Moeen Ali /
Accents
Birmingham
Generations
Indian
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Lanka
Sri
Supporters
Third
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I wear the beard as a label. I want people to know I am a Muslim and I want people to know I am representing the Muslim faith. I want to show that you can practise your faith and still play cricket to a high level.
Moeen Ali /
Beard
Cricket
High Level
Practise
Representing
Label
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My beliefs are that good people who work hard get their rewards. There will be struggle at times and hurdles along the way - life throws up all sorts - but in the end, you will prevail if you stick to the right path.
Moeen Ali /
Work
Good
Good People
Hard
Path
Rewards
Right Path
Struggle
Way
Will
Life Good Path
Life Work Good
Life Work Path
Along
Get
Who
End
Beliefs
Times
Sort
Hurdles
In The End
Up
Prevail
Right
Stick
Throws
Work Hard
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Respect is having respect for the people you play with and against, and respect for the shirt. Unity is about sticking together but also uniting the country. That was always the bigger cause for us, not just the cricket.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Uniting
For The People
Shirt
Sticking
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Sometimes it can feel like my bad days in Test cricket get amplified or singled out more than other players, while my good ones can fly under the radar. I'm not making excuses but over time this can get to you a little bit.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Radar
Amplified
Bad Days
Excuses
Good Ones
Singled
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With young kids watching and hearing the news, we have to be on our best behaviour. I think it's really important that we inspire the younger generation to take up the game. It could turn them away. That's not what we want.
Moeen Ali /
Behaviour
Inspire
Younger Generation
Young Kids
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I like to see the kids in my area wearing England shirts, not Pakistan or India ones. A lot of it comes from the older generations but it's changing slowly, especially if people like myself and Ravi Bopara are playing for England.
Moeen Ali /
Generations
Pakistan
Shirts
Myself People See
Slowly
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In Twenty20 it's not always about straight drives and high elbows. It's amazing how far you can hit the ball. I've always been able to hit the ball far but not consistently like I have in practice over here. I'm enjoying it so much.
Moeen Ali /
Consistently
Elbows
Drives
Enjoying
How Far
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I know people aren't sure about men who look like I do. People don't see the beard as a bit of hair. I've been shouted at, called some horrible names, and when I first came to Worcester I noticed people crossing the road to avoid me.
Moeen Ali /
Beard
Horrible
Crossing
Men Look Me
Noticed
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I was so fortunate to play my club cricket at Moseley Ashfield. We had loads of Asians, white players, black players. You grow up from that knowing it just doesn't matter what religion or culture people are into, everyone is different.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Asians
Loads
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I have been told in the past that's my downfall but I'd rather be too nice to be honest. I set out in cricket to make friends. I'd rather people say they enjoyed playing with him and he's a good guy, not he's a good player but a bit of a so and so.
Moeen Ali /
Cricket
Downfall
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In terms of trying to inspire other people with faith to play and stuff I am very proud of that. I remember seeing Muslim athletes or guys with other faiths performing and still carrying the label of being a religious person and it does inspire people.
Moeen Ali /
Inspire
Religious Person
Athletes
Carrying
Faiths
Label
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I'm 32 now. I'm getting old. It's gone in the blink of an eye. But I won't even look back at the number of caps when I'm done: the most important thing will be remembering all the fun I've had with the guys in the dressing room and the friends I've made.
Moeen Ali /
Blink
Caps
Eye
Getting Old
Dressing
Dressing Room
Number
Guys
Important Thing
Most Important Thing
Room
Remembering
The Most Important
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In the nets, Joe Root hits the most sixes. He tries to take us down all the time. I think everyone is capable of hitting big sixes and I think I'm the best of all of them. But Jos is the one guy that everyone knows is out front. Jos is power with timing.
Moeen Ali /
Capable
Hitting
Timing
Best Time Power
Front
Hits
Joe
Nets
Root
Tries
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People have been saying life will change for us now but me? No chance. I may be a World Cup winner but I will always be the lad who played cricket with his friends and cousins in the park on Stoney Lane in south Birmingham using an old milk crate for stumps.
Moeen Ali /
Birmingham
Cricket
Lad
Milk
World Cup
Cousins
Lane
No Chance
Park
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When we get to the third and fourth generation immigrant families and beyond there will be more England supporters among them, maybe even the majority. I have had British Asians tell me they support England because of me or Adil Rashid and that's great to hear.
Moeen Ali /
Fourth
Great Me Will
Asians
Great Me Support
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I've not experienced racism from other players. Not once. You experience ignorance but that's not the same at all, and I'm always happy to discuss things. If that helps people learn about Islam, to learn there's nothing to fear, then great, that's all part of my role.
Moeen Ali /
Ignorance
Islam
Racism
Discuss
Experienced
Helps
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There's a lot of misunderstanding out there, particularly in the difference between religion and culture. For example, I hear people criticise Islam for arranged marriages, but that's nothing to do with Islam. It is the culture in some places, but it's actually against Islam.
Moeen Ali /
Religion
Criticise
Example
Islam
Misunderstanding
Nothing
Lot
Against
Actually
Arranged
Between
Difference
Particularly
For Example
Hear
Hear People
Marriages
Places
Some
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And in an Ashes series the best approach as a player is to not get caught up in feeling pressure for your position but to think only about the greater cause. How can I contribute? It could be a single moment, like a blinding catch or a run out. Think only of the team's needs.
Moeen Ali /
Ashes
Best Moment Your
Blinding
Catch
Contribute
Single Moment
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I always have a slight sense of sadness when Ramadan ends. It's such an amazing, blessed month. For me it is like a training camp for the year. You reflect on your life and things you can improve on. And it's not about food and drink, it's about learning to be a better person.
Moeen Ali /
Better Person
Sadness
Camp
Reflect
Slight
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I'd never go up to somebody and start preaching, but if somebody asks I'm willing to talk about it. Often, after people have seen me praying, they'll ask and it's a chance to show how normal prayer time is and why we do it, to teach people about the religion. Not to try to change them, but to explain.
Moeen Ali /
Chance
Normal
Prayer
Teach
Willing
Explain
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