PLAYER QUOTES
It
was Clive who let us give our best. He is the calmest man I know. He built us
into a great team. It was a
complicated thing to bring a West Indies dressing room together. Clive sent a
message to the whole region,
‘Hey,
West Indians can be happy together.’
Vivian Richards
Clive
had something very special going for him as a leader of men.
People
say being England captain is cricket’s hardest job,
but
I reckon the West Indies job is harder.
Tony Greig
He
was a father, brother, friend. He was everything. He understood us.
Joel Garner
The
West Indians were the best team in the world for nearly twenty years, and a
great deal of that success was down to Clive and his leadership. He is a big
man, and he came across as a big man and a wonderful cricketer too.
Mike Brearley
He is one of the very best players Lancashire will ever have. When he came out to bat, there was a buzz around the ground. Like Flintoff or Pietersen today, people would come just to watch him play.
David Lloyd
He
was able to bring to West Indies cricket that genesis feeling
when
the Caribbean was looking for independence.
He
understood the state of mind of the black West Indian and
of
the descendants of the indentured labourers. He made us invincible.
It
was the pinnacle of our sport, and he was our leader.
Brian Lara
I
have always been a fighter.
I
think you are judged on the obstacles you overcome. That’s me.
I
always think that I have another obstacle to overcome.
Even
now. I don’t think I’ll change.
Clive
Lloyd