A tribute to Shivnarine Chanderpaul

When I played cricket, the only thing that worked to help my batting was the mantra “watch the ball”.

When I really watched closely, my hands and feet more often moved when they were supposed to, and my demise was thwarted longer. Many times, I uttered the words to myself as the bowler approached, but later – when walking back to the pavilion having been dismissed – I realised that I had lost focus at the crucial moment. I hadn’t really been watching the ball as closely, when it mattered, as I could have.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul watches the ball as closely as any man who has played cricket. And his long, consistent, ever-improving career is an inspiration.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/a-tribute-to-shivnarine-chanderpaul-20140620-zsgiz.html#ixzz36WsoL0UT] A GLOWING TRIBUTE

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul watches the ball as closely as any man who has played cricket. And his long, consistent, ever-improving career is an inspiration.

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CHECK OUT THESE SHIV QUOTES over at shivisgreat.com

[size=12pt]"Watch the ball Marlon. If it look fat, attack. If it look fine, block it.” Shiv Chanderpaul[/size]


ANOTHER SHIV QUOTE:

“I would do what I do, play cricket, even if nobody was willing to pay me for it. It is the one thing I am good at. It is the one thing I love doing all day every day.” Shiv Chanderpaul

http://www.shivisgreat.com/quotes/

Rev

When I played cricket, the only thing that worked to help my batting was the mantra “watch the ball”.