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My mantra is: put your brain ...

My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Out in the field, you haven't...

Out in the field, you haven't got anyone whispering into your ear saying all sorts of things, you've got to do it yourself.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Gatting at fine leg - that's ...

Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

He has defined cricket in his...

He has defined cricket in his fabulous, impeccable manner. He is to batting what Shane Warne is to bowling.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Cricket has so many meanings ...

Cricket has so many meanings to so many Australians. It’s become precisely that - an Australian way of life. And what a life it is. Some would even go as far as to say, ‘marvellous’.

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Cricket. Come summer holidays...

Cricket. Come summer holidays here in Australia not a whole lot else seems to matter. It's good stuff... Some would even go as far as to say, marvellous.

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When a cricketer gets hit in ...

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

When my hair is long enough t...

When my hair is long enough to be cut, I go to my wife's hairdresser, and she generally pays for it.

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The problem with relying on n...

The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.

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Rory Bremner I have no proble...

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

'Mullygrubber' is an Australi...

'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

It was sad leaving the BBC; n...

It was sad leaving the BBC; not quite like being divorced, but you don't leave after a period stretching from 1960 to 1999 without feeling a certain number of pangs.

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I know it's more five-star no...

I know it's more five-star now than it was then, but it's still a difficult tour. In the same way as India and Pakistan players find it difficult coming to Australia. People sometimes have difficulty believing that.

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But I think the only thing th...

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck...

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Coogee is a delightful, sligh...

Coogee is a delightful, slightly old-fashioned suburb; it has parks and gardens and reserves, a good well-kept beach, and an excellent promenade above the beach. It is a suburb for people who appreciate those aspects of life.

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Bruce Reid is not the worst b...

Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.

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A cricket ground is a flat pie...

A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

But I think the only thing tha...

But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something like that, mimicking my voice or actions and trying to promote a product and pretending it's me doing it.

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

When a cricketer gets hit in t...

When a cricketer gets hit in the private parts, he hopes the pain will go away very soon but the swelling doesn't!

Richie Benaud 32 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....