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David Gower
English
Athlete
About the author
The one major disappointment I have is that I didn't get a hundred against India in India. I got lots of runs against India in England including a double hundred I am very proud of.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#England
#Disappointment
As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Time
#Pressure
They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Work
#Understanding
#Results
You can make plans but if the opposition plays well, then all your plans become worthless.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Opposition
The way the tour has developed has been as good an example of that as you would like to see.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Example
The team pulled together very well, whatever we tried worked.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
The double hundred Fowler hit in the Madras Test was an absolute beauty.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Beauty
So much depends on the performance, and here you are also tied up in the emotion the game evokes.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Performance
#Emotion
People are talking of his susceptibility to the rising delivery, but let me tell you that when you are out of form, every ball looks like a hand grenade.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#People
#Talking
Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work with material which is not of the highest quality.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Work
#Quality
He is a very positive captain; he is proactive as well as reactive. He is keen to read the game, to get in there, and he never stops thinking about the game, the situation, and trying to turn it to his advantage. He has been very good for the game.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Thinking
#Trying
#Positive
It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility.
David Gower,
English
Athlete
#Responsibility
#Man
#Question
#Actions
#Theory