Sinalo Jafta Quotes
born 1994 South Africa
Sinalo Jafta (born 22 December 1994) is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.
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And I think it's just be open because you're helping the next person by you being open.
Cricket is a game where you wake up and you have another day.
I would simply say, never give up, there is no shame in failing, but it is important how you pick yourself up after that.
I am my biggest critic, but in 2023 I learnt I have to fill in the work and everything will take care of itself.
The one thing I learnt in the time off is that it was always a behaviour thing. I must be the same person on the field as I am off the field.
To lose like that, it does hurt. If it doesn't hurt, it doesn't mean anything. But no one game like this makes us a bad squad.
For me, a leader is always just someone that can obviously implement – and it's all about action, like I think their action and everything that they do.
I have got a lot more to give.
You literally focus on that day because that's the most important.
The person you get on the field is someone who gets on their knees every day. I am not in control of anything. God is always in control.
Yes, I remember my mom used to be a big fan of Makhaya Ntini, and actually Ntini was the reason I started watching cricket.
Whether I was happy or sad, whatever emotion I had, I would just drink on.
I'm not worried about what happens on the outside now, I'm more focused on getting the simple things right and looking at the package.
I went to rehab and now to play the final four months afterwards, it's pretty emotional.
People are allowed to have their opinions but it doesn't define who I am. I am forever grateful for that.
No-one turned their backs on me during my struggles. I'm no longer playing for myself like before because it was always about me, now it is about how I get better for the team.
I've always had a positive approach in whatever situation I find myself. I tend to find that as soon as you go negative, immediately, people around you tend to be negative. So my focus is to just stay positive as long as possible.
And I always think of life as chapters. It was just another chapter of my life. So now I'm looking forward to the rest.
I felt like I was drinking to die because I had nothing left to give.
I was there to save my life, and that was my mentality.