Quotes by Richie Benaud

• 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.
• The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
• A cricket ground is a flat piece of earth with some buildings around it.
• The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
• In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
• 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.
• From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
• 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.
• Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.