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The difference between a score in the 90s and a century is often reflected as the difference between failure and success. It may be illogical, but in cricket, a century has its own magic.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Between Century Cricket Difference Failure Illogical Magic May Often Own Reflected Score Success

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I agree that my single-minded approach was a failing in life, but if I upset people, it was never intentional - it was just the unfortunate result of a burning desire to get the best out of myself and achieve as much as possible.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Achieve Agree Approach Best Burning Burning Desire Desire Failing Get Intentional Just Life Much Myself Never Out People Possible Result Single-Minded Unfortunate Upset

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I'd love to see pitches start very dry all over the world, which is good for batting but means there will be turn - a cricket match without spinners is like a chess match without two important pieces - a less interesting game.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Batting Chess Cricket Dry Game Good Important Interesting Less Like Love Match Means Over Pieces Pitches See Start Turn Two Very Which Will Without World

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'Boycott caused all the trouble,' they say, as if I could have canvassed all those people personally to take a stand in 1983. Nonsense! The committee were the ones with the power to make the decisions, not me. They started the unrest, they did the sackings, and they reaped what they sowed.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Boycott Caused Committee Could Decisions Did If I Could Make Me Nonsense People Personally Power Say Stand Started Take They Say Those Trouble Unrest Were

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I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Australia Concern England Test Think Two Will Win I Think

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When I was playing the game we never had the benefit of TV or video to analyse our techniques or look at faults, we depended on other cricketers to watch us and then tell us what they thought we were doing wrong.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Analyse Benefit Depended Doing Faults Game Had Look Never Other Our Playing Techniques Tell Then Thought Tv Us Video Watch Were Wrong

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If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Bat Batting Field Get Had Him Hit Me Off Tried Well

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Until you've had depression I don't think you're qualified to talk about it.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: About Depression Had Qualified Talk Think Until You

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I played football for Leeds United under-18s, but at 17 my eyes started to go and I had to wear glasses. The football had to go - there were no contact lenses in 1957.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Contact Eyes Football Glasses Go Had Leeds Lenses Played Started United Wear Were

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I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on.

~Geoffrey Boycott

Topics: Ambition Exceptional Known Man People Some Spurs Talent Wasted

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Athlete

Born: October 21st, 1940

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