Organized religions have all the facets of organized crime, except the compassion of organized crime.
Cricket was my reason for living.
Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
A cricket tour in Australia would be a most delightful period in one's life if one was deaf
I must have made a good impression because a club official to us into his office and asked me if I would sign on for a year with a view to becoming a professional.
In my first season I took 76 wickets at an average of less than 5 runs.
Even though I have so many things to figure out, I'm very much at peace. I don't feel like I'm closing the chapter on this phase of life - I feel like I'm closing the book and starting a new one.
I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is phenomenal. Its like rock n roll here. Britains a funny place and theres a lot of funny people coming out of there and a lot of people are finding mediums to express themselves.
We dream of having a clean house - but who dreams of actually doing the cleaning? We don't have to dream about doing the work, because doing the work is always within our grasp; the dream, in this sense, is to attain the goal without the work.
Often, in the real world, it's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.