19 Inspiring Ellyse Perry Quotes (CRICKETER)

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“No one is perfect, and no one should be made to feel like they have to be perfect. It’s nice that we all have unique qualities that make us different as athletes and humans. That’s why it’s so important to surround yourself with people who truly care about you.”
Ellyse Perry

Sometimes I need people around me to remind me, to keep enjoying the small things.

More girls are taking up sport and realising it's a legitimate option for them to forge a career. — More girls are taking up sport and realising it’s a legitimate option for them to forge a **career**.

I think sport can play a really positive role in young girls' lives and be great to see as many of them playing sport as possible. — I think sport can play a really positive role in young girls’ lives and be great to see as many of them playing sport as possible.

I love being put into situations which are competitive and tough and challenging.

“I’m quite shy and I absolutely love my job – if you’d call it a job – and I like everything that goes along with it, but I think away from that I’m probably no more interesting or special than anyone else, and so I really like just doing normal stuff, as I’m sure most people in our team do.”
Ellyse Perry

Being together on the field as a group, operating as a team, making important plays is a great thing. — Being together on the field as a group, operating as a **team**, making important plays is a great thing.

I play cricket. I'm a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to hopefully help Australia win games of cricket. — I play cricket. I’m a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to **hopefully** help Australia win games of cricket.

For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that's been the pinnacle for me with cricket. — For me, growing up and watching Test cricket and absolutely loving it, that’s been the pinnacle for me with cricket.

“And every match is different: you have different opponents, different situations, different conditions. So there’s no one approach that’s going to work all the time.”
Ellyse Perry

4 Ellyse Perry Quotes on Women’s Sports

“I think a lot of sporting organisations are really sitting up and taking notice, putting in some great programs and investing a lot into women’s sports.”
Ellyse Perry

I guess from my perspective being a female athlete as well, there's probably not a huge amount of female athlete books out there. — I guess from my perspective being a female athlete as well, there’s probably not a huge amount of female athlete books out there.

A lot of my friends who were really sporty in year 7 and 8, in years 9 and 10 they stopped playing. It was a shame.

“When I started out there weren’t even contracts for players and now all the girls on the team are full-time professional athletes, I guess seeing that evolve over a period of time has been incredible.”
Ellyse Perry

5 Ellyse Perry Quotes About Life

“My dad is my hero. We have a strong relationship around sport. It has been such a big part of his life and now mine, and for him to be one of my coaches is a great thing.”
Ellyse Perry

For me it was always about enjoying what I was doing and trying to get better, playing more and more sport.

I know what sport has given to me in my life, what opportunities I've had and the lessons I've learned about myself and about life. — I know what sport has given to me in my life, what opportunities I’ve had and the lessons I’ve **learned** about myself and about **life**.

When I'm away from sport and not doing something I have much self-belief in, I can lack self-confidence at times. — When I’m away from sport and not doing something I have much self-belief in, I can lack **self-confidence** at times.

“I just enjoy batting. I love it. It’s a craft and I love plugging away at it. I guess getting to do that in a match was the ultimate pleasure to be out there and do something I’ve been doing for a long time.”
Ellyse Perry