David Warner revealed that his paternal grandfather has been a massive inspiration behind his success.Warner said he was even inspired by the manner of his grandfather's death.
When the left-hander reached his maiden Test century in Hobart he looked skywards as he vaulted in the air in triumph.
His motivation was to mark the influence on his career of his paternal grandfather, Frank Warner, who died about 12 years ago.
"My grandfather was a massive inspiration for me when he passed away when I was 13 or 14," Warner was quoted as saying in the Herald.
"It took a lot of courage for me to say, 'Right, I’m going to put all my eggs in one basket and try and keep aspiring to play cricket for my country.' It brought a tear to my eye when I hugged (batting partner) Brad (Haddin) when I got my hundred — I think he saw the emotion in my face as well. My parents did as well."
"I know my old man had a tear in his eye, especially when I looked up to the heavens. He (grandfather) is always going to keep inspiring me to play to my potential."
His grandfather began by watching every match Warner's older brother Steve played, and he maintained that approach for David.
Warner said he was even inspired by the manner of his grandfather's death, after a massive stroke in his mid 80s.
"When you get to know someone (that closely) it's like losing a parent. For the 13 years of my life before he passed away he kept saying to me, 'You've got to keep striving for your baggy green'," Warner said.
"We turned off his life support and he went two weeks without life support. We were starting to teach him how to read and write and point at things, because he lost a lot of his speech and couldn't really move."
"One day I just heard him yell out my name. It was a massive sigh of relief because he got a second chance at living. Unfortunately he passed away but I've always stuck by what he's said to me — and I'm doing that at the moment."
"To look back and see where I am today, I couldn't be any more proud of myself. My family is over the moon."
"Mum and dad put a lot of time and effort in when I was young, then spent a lot of money on me purchasing cricket bats and stuff like that. I owe them a lot."
His motivation was to mark the influence on his career of his paternal grandfather, Frank Warner, who died about 12 years ago.
"My grandfather was a massive inspiration for me when he passed away when I was 13 or 14," Warner was quoted as saying in the Herald.
"It took a lot of courage for me to say, 'Right, I’m going to put all my eggs in one basket and try and keep aspiring to play cricket for my country.' It brought a tear to my eye when I hugged (batting partner) Brad (Haddin) when I got my hundred — I think he saw the emotion in my face as well. My parents did as well."
"I know my old man had a tear in his eye, especially when I looked up to the heavens. He (grandfather) is always going to keep inspiring me to play to my potential."
His grandfather began by watching every match Warner's older brother Steve played, and he maintained that approach for David.
Warner said he was even inspired by the manner of his grandfather's death, after a massive stroke in his mid 80s.
"When you get to know someone (that closely) it's like losing a parent. For the 13 years of my life before he passed away he kept saying to me, 'You've got to keep striving for your baggy green'," Warner said.
"We turned off his life support and he went two weeks without life support. We were starting to teach him how to read and write and point at things, because he lost a lot of his speech and couldn't really move."
"One day I just heard him yell out my name. It was a massive sigh of relief because he got a second chance at living. Unfortunately he passed away but I've always stuck by what he's said to me — and I'm doing that at the moment."
"To look back and see where I am today, I couldn't be any more proud of myself. My family is over the moon."
"Mum and dad put a lot of time and effort in when I was young, then spent a lot of money on me purchasing cricket bats and stuff like that. I owe them a lot."
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