Summary of Shane Warne's No Spin

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I announced my retirement from international cricket on 21 December 2006, almost exactly 15 years after first appearing for Australia against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. I was done, physically and mentally, and had the feeling that I’d run out of arse anyway. I knew there would be sadness.
#2 I was first at the ground on Boxing Day morning 2006, before the rest of the team. I was nervous, and felt uneasy. I was excited to be bowling in my last Test match, and I thought about how I had enjoyed the past 17 years of first-class cricket.
#3 I was extremely nervous before the toss, but I was excited too. I was told that the person who wrote the script had done a good job. I began to bowl, and I felt that both batsmen were surprised by the spin. I felt that I could get them out eventually.
#4 I loved the challenge of bowling the England team, as I knew I could never get them out. I was able to block out everything else and focus on what had to be done in that moment. I was able to switch on and off, and I felt everything happened slowly and clearly.

Sujets

• Sport
• Autour du sport
• Histoire du sport
• Love
• Love (disambiguation)

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 25 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669364191
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Shane Warne's No Spin
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18 Insights from Chapter 19 Insights from Chapter 20 Insights from Chapter 21 Insights from Chapter 22
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I announced my retirement from international cricket on 21 December 2006, almost exactly 15 years after first appearing for Australia against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. I was done, physically and mentally, and had the feeling that I’d run out of arse anyway. I knew there would be sadness.

#2

I was first at the ground on Boxing Day morning 2006, before the rest of the team. I was nervous, and felt uneasy. I was excited to be bowling in my last Test match, and I thought about how I had enjoyed the past 17 years of first-class cricket.

#3

I was extremely nervous before the toss, but I was excited too. I was told that the person who wrote the script had done a good job. I began to bowl, and I felt that both batsmen were surprised by the spin. I felt that I could get them out eventually.

#4

I loved the challenge of bowling the England team, as I knew I could never get them out. I was able to block out everything else and focus on what had to be done in that moment. I was able to switch on and off, and I felt everything happened slowly and clearly.

#5

I have often thought my life has been like The Truman Show. I turned from boy into man on people’s televisions, and as a result, I've achieved things that have brought smiles and happiness.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Mum is one of the funniest people I know. She has the best shit detector I know. She was born in 1946 in Germany, and her father was a Polish refugee who worked his nuts off on a cabbage farm outside Wesselburen. They escaped to Australia in 1949.

#2

Joey had a gift as a runner. She had trained quietly when the opportunity arose and began to surprise people in competitive races. She had missed her moment and never ran competitively again.

#3

The immigrant families were hardworking, and they never gave in. They had good manners, and they kept a clean slate. They were positive and uncomplaining people.

#4

My mother, Trish, was a very special person. She was a strong parent with a keen eye for detail, and she never interfered with my career or affairs. She only encouraged me and helped me when things got tough.

#5

My father, Keith, is another hero of mine. He has a tough story to tell. His own father, Malcolm, was born in Condobolin, a town with a strong Indigenous background in the middle of New South Wales. He was brought up on the hard side of the track by his great-grandfather, Norman.

#6

Dad was working at a gas station when he met Brigitte Szczepiak. They were married three years later, on Mum’s 21st birthday.

#7

My father, Keith, and my uncle, Brigitte, got married in 1968. They rented a unit on St Kilda Road, lived the high life for six months, and then suddenly realized they weren’t saving a penny. They went to live with my grandparents.
Insights from Chapter 3

#1

I had a difficult life as a child. I was three and a half years old when I was in traction for a few days at the Royal Children’s Hospital. My parents weren’t allowed to sleep over at the hospital, so I pleaded with them every evening not to leave me.

#2

I had a lot of great cars as a kid: Ferrari 355, Ferrari 360, Lamborghini Superleggera, Lamborghini Murcielago, Mercedes, BMW, and a blue Brock Commodore of my own. I was seven when we moved to Black Rock, a few kilometers from Hampton.

#3

I had started school life at Sandringham Primary, and was riding my bike to get there. We played a lot of football and cricket in the street, and tennis behind the Country Women’s Association flats. We had 10 cents a week pocket money.

#4

I was always into sports, and I was especially into cricket. I had a lot of memories of playing the sport in the backyard with my brothers. I was always trying to imitate the players, and I particularly liked the South African fast bowler Garth Le Roux.

#5

I was into the WSC thing, but I didn’t have the passion for cricket that was to eventually consume my life. I was a batsman mainly, and I tried wicket-keeping and fast bowling. I was about 11 when I started to bowl a few leg-breaks for the first time.

#6

I was doing great at footy, and at 16 years old, after kicking 16 goals in one match and eight in the next, I was picked in a representative side to go down to Tasmania. I missed out on being billeted at a pub owned by Peter Hudson, one of the best full-forwards in the history of the sport.

#7

I was a number four batsman and part-time leg-spinner in my first year at Mentone Grammar, in 1985. I went on a trip down to Gippsland that summer to a first XI tournament, where I was picked for the second game and broke the teeth of the wicketkeeper with a big leg-break that fizzed and bounced.

#8

I had a lot of trouble with my teachers at Mentone Grammar, and I was caned a lot. I was a bit of a mongrel, and I deserved most of what I was getting.

#9

I was a big Hawthorn fan, but after I played for the Saints, I started supporting St Kilda. I was invited to train with the Under 19s team. I was a massive Hawthorn fan, but after I played for the Saints, I started supporting St Kilda.

#10

I trained with the seniors in 1988, and it was great. I was leading goal kicker in the Under 19s, and my football dreams were shaping up well.

#11

Jason is two years younger than me and an outstanding all-round sportsman who had a lot of bad luck with injuries. He was recruited by the Brisbane Bears after playing for South-port in the AFL, but he was in pain due to two bulging discs in his back.

#12

I love my brother, Jase. We used to fight like brothers do, but now we're best friends. He was my agent and manager for two years, then ran my foundation for a couple more. He's been married to Shay for 18 years and they have two kids.
Insights from Chapter 4

#1

I was in love with AFL football, but the game was not in love with me. I had to find a job. I drove trucks for Forty Winks, setting up new beds in people’s homes. I even delivered waterbeds.

#2

In the late English spring of 1989, I joined the Imperial Club in Bristol. I was 19 years old and began to hang out with a bunch of great guys who loved a beer.