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Famous Quotes From The Prince Of Trinidad Brian
Lara
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About Brian Lara
  • Sportsmen define eras and give rise to inspiring
    personalities.
  • Cricket is a wide pantheon of greats that has
    provided an abundance of pleasure to fans and
    admirers alike.
  • Brian Lara is well known for setting world record
    in cricket.
  • Laras success owes itself partly his wizardry
    with the bat and partly to his mental strength.
  • Lara was a resolute batsman who would back
    himself to do wonders with the bat.
  • Laras greatness were some inspirations he
    sought within and from life around.
  • Brian Lara is known as the Prince of Trinidad
    and inarguably one of the worlds best batsmen.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • A quote as implicitly etched in Brian Lara, as is
    his presence in world record book
  • Laras presence continued to be key in the
    haplessly changing vagaries of West Indies
    cricket.
  • Sadly, he and Chanderpaul would be left alone in
    fighting for resuscitating their sides fortunes.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Seems like one of those quotes that may have been
    delivered around the late 1990s or early 2000s.
  • As West Indies went from one tournament to
    another being spanked like slaughtered lambs,
    Laras frustration grew but he didnt stop
    contributing with the bat.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • In the aftermath of breaking Sir Gary Sobers
    record for the highest individual Test score,
    Lara was overjoyed having scored 375 versus
    England.
  • The record would stand unbroken for a decade
    before Hayden broke it, only to have it reclaimed
    by Lara again.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Lara, throughout his career was instrumental in
    shaping many a young players in the Test arena.
  • The likes of Corey Collymore, Fidel Edwards and
    Pedro Collins became Test regulars under the
    left-handers captaincy.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • A quote that seems likely to have come along
    during one of the continuous harrowing
    experiences for West Indies during Test and ODI
    runs.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Its rather funny that the same man who has been
    blamed for being a tad bit selfish and indulgent
    given his penchant for marking himself for
    individual batting records also had the fearless
    honesty to admit his weaknesses.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • During his career Lara was elected as the West
    Indies captain on multiple stints and in almost
    all occasions he had to savour individual highs
    against a time mired by torrid downfall of his
    side.
  • This seems likely to have come at a time where he
    abdicated the captaincy and Chanderpaul took over
    the reins.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Throughout his career, Lara has dealt with both-
    bouquets and brickbats.
  • And as much as a matter of pride it was for him
    to represent the West Indies and thrive in the
    highs of his geniuses, he also had to face the
    ire of the media that were unremitting in their
    criticism of the West Indies team.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Known as the Rock of South Africa, Jack Kallis
    earned the respect from both fans and critics
    alike and was also one of the favourites of Brian
    Lara.

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Some of Brian Laras mighty quotes
  • Laras famous parting words in the aftermath of
    West Indies painful 1 run loss to England in
    Cricket World Cup 2007, left Lara with mixed
    feelings.
  • In his interview, he wanted to ask fans if they
    enjoyed seeing him bat. Perhaps, this was the
    easiest for everyone to answer

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