Gautam Gambhir

My mood depends on how I treat my toothbrushes. Being a skipper is a strenuous job, and when you are going through a rough phase, obviously you start taking out your frustration. You can't take it out on anyone: you can't take it out on your teammates or your wife. The only person that is left is your toothbrush.

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Johnny Flynn

I had a series of jobs in the small fishing village in West Wales where my family lived when I was a teenager. I worked as a fisherman in the day, and then the skipper and his wife ran a small restaurant - she'd cook the fish he caught.

South African Musician

Vijay Shankar

I feel that if the situation arises when the skipper hands me the ball, I should be confident that I can do the job, and only then will that translate into performance.

Indian Admiral

Ravindra Jadeja

Obviously, you feel good when the skipper believes in you, considers you as main player. It boosts your confidence because your captain is showing confidence on you.

Virender Sehwag

I have never hidden my injury before, or fitness problems. Even my shoulder operation was planned after consulting the then coach Gary Kirsten and skipper MS Dhoni.

Bryan Robson

In a way, certain sections of the media always wanted to knock me because I had captained my country and been skipper at Old Trafford. It was all a bit odd really.

English Athlete

Brian Lara

Every senior player has to play a part and help the skipper by performing their duties on the field and secondly by performing their duties off the field.

Trinidadian Cricketer

James Anderson

Nasser Hussain was skipper when I first played for England and a massive influence. He showed me a lot of faith.

MS Dhoni

As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.

Kris Marshall

I'm a qualified yacht skipper, so I do a lot of sailing.

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Indicates authority on a vessel with respect to giving orders and decision-making.

Nautical Command

Used with respect for experience and skill in navigation or fishing on waters.

Sailing Respect

Carries the responsibility for the safety of the vessel and everyone aboard.

Voyage Responsibility

Refers to the role of providing strategy, motivation, and guidance in a sport setting.

Team Leadership

Represents a figure that players rally behind, demonstrating unity and teamwork.

Symbol of Unity

The skipper should exemplify behavior and attitudes for others to follow.

Role Model

A 'skipper' isn't just another word for 'butterfly'; it's a specific insect.

Not Always Butterflies

Skippers are known for their distinctive, swift flying pattern.

Rapid Flight

 And why did I go there? Well, I wanted to photograph the animal that made these. Now these are very, very tiny mud walls. But, in a desert environment like this, they are life savers. Because basically they retain water. And the animal that made them are mud skippers. Not your normal garden variety mudskipper.

Photographing Our Seas:...

 to protect themselves against the herbivores that become more common when it's warm. These plants and animals belong to a group of about 20 identified species with evolutionary adaptations to rapid climate change, including snapping turtles, wood frogs, knotweed, and silver spotted skipper butterflies.

Can wildlife adapt to...

 that the recently evolved little mud skippers are now repeating all over again on their own account furthermore when scientists examined the internal organs of this strange creature they discovered that it had the beginnings of an air-breathing lung if any animal in the world deserves the much used

Scientific Sensation of...

 kind of going with the flow. And then on my second transatlantic, my skipper said to me, "Can you navigate?" And I said, "Of course I can't navigate, I was expelled before long division." And he said, "Don't you think you should be able to navigate? What happens if I fall over the side?

Stop being a bystander...

 recently evolved little mud skippers are now repeating all over again on their own account furthermore when scientists examined the internal organs of this strange creature they discovered that it had the beginnings of an air-breathing lung if any animal in the world deserves

Sir David Attenborough...

 independently of each other when their eyes dry out they can roll them back into water filled skin folds that re moisten them one other thing mud skippers do on land they fight each

Fish That Walk PIPE...

 legs a mud skipper a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea it can walk on land and breathe air

ONE HOUR of Amazing...

 a mud skipper a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea it can walk on land and breathe air