Alastair Cook Quotes

United Kingdom, Cricketer
December 25, 1984

Sir Alastair Nathan Cook, CBE is an English cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club, and formerly for England in all international formats. A former captain of the England Test and One-Day International (ODI) teams, he holds a number of English and international records. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen ever to play for England, and is one of the most prolific batsmen of the modern era. Cook is the fifth highest Test run scorer of all time.

Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score.

Alastair Cook
- Score
- Flaws
- Runs
Sport is an entertainment, in one sense. But it's also a business.

Alastair Cook

There's nothing worse than going out without contributing.

Alastair Cook
- Contributing
- Going Out
I suppose you could say I was always having to defend my style of captaincy. I did get a lot of criticism - some of it justified, other times as part of a tactic.

Alastair Cook
The delight you feel in that split second you score your first hundred is so intense it can't be repeated.

Alastair Cook
- Delight
- Score
- Repeated
You're always under pressure, that's what life is about. That is what playing international cricket or being a professional sportsman is.

Alastair Cook
- Playing
- Pressure
- Cricket
No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning.

Alastair Cook
- Learning
- Played
- Cricket
I was never going to be the best player the world has ever seen but one thing I can be proud of is that I genuinely believe I have become the best player that I could have become.

Alastair Cook
- Proud
- Player
- Become

I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

Alastair Cook
- Team
- Decisions
- Guidance
Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do.

Alastair Cook
- More
- Achieve
When you're playing, every ball seems like the biggest event. When you're sitting back, you can see the overall picture better.

Alastair Cook
- Picture
- Playing
- Sitting
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.

Alastair Cook
- Pressure
- Deal
- Cricket