There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes Ian Botham More Quotes by Ian Botham More Quotes From Ian Botham To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win. Ian Botham squashwinningsports I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies. Ian Botham wifefacesreason-why If I'd done a quarter of the things of which I'm accused, I'd be pickled in alcohol, I'd be a registered drug addict and would have sired half the children in the world's cricket-playing countries Ian Botham alcoholcountrychildren Aussies are big and empty, just like their country. Ian Botham emptybigscountry For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others. Ian Botham mortalitymomentsfaces I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire. Ian Botham umpiresstressgames Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid. Ian Botham lawmothermen What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here Ian Botham happenedtomorrow To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport Ian Botham australiawinningsports Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time. Ian Botham fascinatingmenway Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time. Ian Botham cricketruinsgames I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching the two best teams in the world-and I think England will eventually go on to pip Australia by a single Test Ian Botham teamtwothinking Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Ian Botham tunnelslightretirement You wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy. Ian Botham villagedecisionplayer A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos Ian Botham years-agoenglandyears Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat. Ian Botham rudolphbatsmoments I'm not a great one for looking back. Ian Botham looking-backgreat-ones Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions Ian Botham communitytogethersports The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day on the field, what do you do? Talk to your teammates. Ian Botham villagebad-daypeople If you're playing against the Australians, you don't walk. Ian Botham walksifs
