Frank Woolley Quotes

I love both sports, but the deciding factor was, being a left-handed pitcher, I had a huge advantage in baseball because of that, and I didn't have that type of advantage in hockey.

If the batsmen can give the bowlers a day and half of rest then that is going to work in the team's favour.

I have always wanted to play at the top of the order.

When you have a chance to score 50, it's always nice.

I do a lot of things with both hands. I've been told I have a better shooting form with my right, but I'm more comfortable with the left.

I'm left-handed.

My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me every day after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.

You have to be very pragmatic, because you walk out to bat at the best time to bowl, with a brand new ball, against the best bowlers, who are fresh. And their job is to get you out, so when you fail there's no point beating yourself up.

I tend to do well against big 4s who are real skilled because I'm tall, lanky and athletic.

I love playing cricket. I wake up every morning and I can't see myself doing anything else.

I think a lot when I'm on my own - and much of it is about cricket.

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.

I remember getting hit in the ribs when I was on about eight or nine in my first game, and everyone rushed over, quite concerned. The umpire said to me afterwards, 'If anyone had appealed I would have had to give you out LB!' I ended that innings about nine not out off about 15 overs. I was already digging in - Yorkshire style.

English conditions have changed over the years. Lots of runs are being scored in one-day cricket now in England, pitches are good for batting.

I always ask my dad why wasn't I a lefty? Even when I was younger I wanted to be lefty. I could have been really good.

I love watching Virat Kohli bat. I love his aggression and serious passion that I used to have. He reminds me of myself.

I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life. I think only a batsman will be able to tell you about the goose bumps he gets after hitting a perfect cover drive. I'm one of them.

If you go out to bat against Australia, they come at you hard.

What I seek is the highest possible batting average.

I think we've been a lot more disciplined with our bowling. Our batting at times has been more disciplined as well.

If I had to last 20 years, I would probably be batting in a wheelchair.

Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat.

Fast bowling is not an easy job. Especially if you are also a batsman as well as being a fast bowler, a fast bowler has to work harder than any other cricketer on his fitness.

One year I hit .291 and had to take a salary cut. If you hit .291 today, you'd own the franchise.

If the legs did provide such an advantage that some of the people are claiming they did, then there would be a lot more amputees using the exact same prosthetic legs I have, running the exact same times I have - and that's not the case.