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Temba Bavuma
13 quotes
“It was tough integrating within the system, learning and understanding the [white] culture”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“but it helped that I came in as a cricketer. In terms of making friends, it was a bit easier. But I had to learn about discipline and etiquette, which are such big things in that culture.”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I also had to learn confidence. Can you imagine taking a child from the township into a system where, basically, everything is there.”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There were always doubts. Am I good enough to be here? Do I deserve this opportunity? I always felt the need to prove myself.”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You see things but it’s very hard for you to comprehend – even if the disparity is quite obvious. It would really hit me when SACS played against Langa. At that time Langa was strong in cricket and I would be playing against my friends that I grew up with in the township.”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would be a SACS boy who’d been there two years. By then you know how to conduct yourself at lunch.”
Temba Bavuma (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You’re not going to dish up a big plate whereas my friends from Langa would have huge plates”
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“By the time I went to St David’s I was one of the boys. I understood the whole culture and I was fluent and confident in English and my studies. But it took time.”
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“The added responsibility as well, getting pushed up the order, is something I thrived on. But most of all I just understand my game and I don’t try playing like anyone else.”
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“We can’t compete from an economic point of view. The only way we can compete is on the field”
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“The biggest thing with our guys is not to burden them with anything and keep encouraging them to have confidence in the way we’ve been doing things”
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“People keep pushing those levels of expectations and you’ve got to find a way to get mentally stronger. But I’m doing that and I’m still enjoying the game.”
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“My memories are not good from the team’s perspective as Moeen Ali bowled us out in the second innings”
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Recorded in: I was locked in the bathroom sulking’: Temba Bavuma on his path from township to WTC final, June 2025,the Guardian, by Donald MCRae