There are individuals out there who use the body protection as a form of staying power to go on as long as possible. That’s the worst way anybody can be thinking, that you should cover yourself in a suit of armour, to make yourself brave, or to enable you to hook – when you never hooked in your life – just because you’ve got a helmet on. Viv Richards Read Quote
I am thankful that I played the game at a time when the West Indies climbed to heights that have never been repeated. Viv Richards Read Quote
We learnt a lot from county cricket – even if we did not earn stacks of money from it. Viv Richards Read Quote
Life is not all about parties and frolicking. You have to show you care for people, too. Viv Richards Read Quote
I have been to Pakistan many times and enjoyed every visit and it breaks my heart to see teams not playing in that country. Viv Richards Read Quote
I believe in my race, colour. I never felt inferior to anyone. Maybe that’s why the folks who made me feel that way, may think Vivian Richards is the most arrogant guy on earth, but no. I bat for human beings, equal rights. Viv Richards Read Quote
A lot of folks would say that if I had been a little more selfish with my bat, I would have had a much bigger average. But that doesn’t worry me. Viv Richards Read Quote
My batting practice would be a guy throwing balls in the way in which I liked it. It was all about getting ball on bat, rather than something whizzing past your ear. Viv Richards Read Quote
The true Caribbean people… we are carnival people, we are vibrant people, not dead people. We like to be heard and we like to have fun. Viv Richards Read Quote