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Dale Steyn
1983 • South African • Athlete
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Showing 60 quotesI would love to bowl 160 km/h. Any fast bowler would love to do that. But for me that is almost impossible.— Dale Steyn
Someone like Shane Warne played the game on and off the field really well and got into guys' heads. Even though he couldn't bounce you and hurt you physically, he was verbally aggressive and would let you know he'd get you out. He made batsmen doubt themselves. I learned from players like him and made a point of incorporating it into my own game.— Dale Steyn
For me, I need to bowl lots of overs in order to start getting back into form - much like a batsman needs to hit a lot of balls.— Dale Steyn
Every ball matters - if with the last ball the opposition need four to win, and you've gone for 96, can you get that out of your mind and bowl a dot ball and win the game?— Dale Steyn
If I'm only going to play one more match, I want to take a wicket with every ball, not try and defend a boundary.— Dale Steyn
We spend on average 220 days of the year out of the country. It's a long time to be away from your family especially when your children are growing up.— Dale Steyn
But I love bowling in India, the grounds are quite flat whereas in South Africa you feel you are running uphill.— Dale Steyn
In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India, it does not bounce and finds the middle of the bat and goes flying to point or extra cover for four.— Dale Steyn
When you are in the company of greatness, there is only one thing to do: to raise your game.— Dale Steyn
I would love to be in quarantine with someone like Quinny de Kock. He is one of my favourite people in the world.— Dale Steyn
The biggest relief off my shoulders was when I retired from Test cricket and I knew I didn't have to bowl 40 overs in a Test anymore.— Dale Steyn