MIND THE WINDOWS: TINO BEST - MY STORY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Tino Best,Jack Wilson,Andrew Flintoff | 240 pages | 01 Aug 2016 | John Blake Publishing Ltd | 9781786060341 | English | London, United Kingdom Mind The Windows: Tino Best - My Story 1st edition | , | VitalSource That blew my mind. I think they are amazing. No, not at all. There was no one who trained harder than me for Barbados or the West Indies. A lot of girls recognised me and said I was familiar but they thought I was an American who played American Football or something. They just knew I was a professional sportsman and thought I must have been on vacation. He also pointed out that while his teammate Chris Gayle has sobered down when it comes to having fun, Dwayne Bravo was his ultimate partner is crime. Check out: Chris Gayle constructs strip club in his residence. The most fun on a night out is Dwayne Bravo. He signed off the last segment adding that all the women in the world could never live up to the rush that is international cricket. Nothing can beat pulling on the whites of your country and going into battle. Some people ask me the worst thing about being a cricketer and, you know what? We have updated our Privacy and Cookie Policy. If you continue to use our site, you agree to the updated Policies. Sports Cricket 21 Apr Playboy who slept ar Sports , Cricket. Published Apr 21, , pm IST. Updated Apr 22, , am IST. Tags: tino best , west indies cricket board , playboy , casual sex. Location: India , Maharashtra , Mumbai Bombay. Related Galleries. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Jack Wilson ,. Andrew Flintoff Foreword. Fiery West Indian cricketer Tino Best lives life in the fast lane — on and off the pitch. And if he played hard on the pitch, he played just as hard off it, living the playboy li Fiery West Indian cricketer Tino Best lives life in the fast lane — on and off the pitch. Get A Copy. Kindle Edition , pages. More Details Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Mind The Windows , please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jul 09, Mike rated it really liked it. An interesting cricket autobiography Brash, cocky and arrogant, Tino's story and his opinions on West Indies cricket and other subjects come to that are confrontational maybe, but generally to the point. It can be argued that he never really fulfilled his potential, but I for one would not have relished facing him at his fastest. A good, interesting read. View 1 comment. Nicola Gaffney rated it it was amazing Dec 10, Rocky rated it liked it Jun 13, Jermaine rated it it was ok Apr 18, Keisha Mark rated it really liked it Aug 25, James Minifie rated it really liked it Mar 01, Jonathan Northall rated it liked it Jan 30, Chanaka rated it liked it Sep 01, David Thompson added it May 10, G C Howells is currently reading it May 11, John Blake Publishing added it May 23, Winston Harry marked it as to-read Oct 09, Freddie Flintoff sledging Tino Best - Mind The Windows - video dailymotion Then again, his 95 against England at Edgbaston in was also pretty memorable. Best briefly held the record for the highest score by a No. More recently, thanks to the serialisation of one of the chapters from his book, entitled "The Playboy Lifestyle", he came to attention for his love of maidens. No, not that kind. As he writes: "I was a man whore. There are many reasons to remember the name Tino la Bertram Best - not least because of that distinctive, flamboyant "la Bertram" in the middle, which Best claims means "the greatest". Sadly his bowling is not right at the top of the list; and that really is a shame, given that, for a time at least, he was one of the quickest going around. Despite his relative lack of success at international level, it is impossible not to warm to Best and be impressed by his life story. Inspired by his uncle, the West Indies batsman Carlisle Best, and the example set by his mother and four aunts, Best overcame the apparent disadvantage of being 5ft 8in to open the bowling for Barbados - for whom he has an excellent record - and then West Indies. Capable of getting it through above 95mph, he rubbed shoulders with Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar in cricket's fast lane. Growing up without the influence of his father, who struggled with drug addiction and never saw Best play for West Indies, he overcame rejection at the start of his career, having turned up late for a trial with Barbados Unders. Although he wanted to be like Uncle Carlisle - who hooked his third ball in Tests for six and scored against England in Bridgetown in - Best discovered he could bowl at the sort of speed revered around the Caribbean as "pace like fire". In his own, inimitable, words: "I was as fast as a raccoon. He was, however, "a Ferrari without a steering wheel", and it would not be long before he sped off course at one of the many bends in the road encountered over a year career. After being called up to face Australia at the age of 21, he experienced the unique difficulties involved with representing a collection of countries under one flag. West Indies players are "all from different nations, with different cultures and from different backgrounds", making team spirit harder to build. The fact that he saw Ricky Ponting dropped off his bowling by Shivnarine Chanderpaul - in the gully, where Best observes "there'd be no way" his Barbados team-mate Sulieman Benn would have missed the chance - on his first day in Test cricket did not help. There was also the expectation that came with being a quick bowler from a lineage as rich as West Indies'. It was more than a year later that Best bagged his first Test wicket - England's Graeme Thorpe, caught at long leg attempting to hook, at Sabina Park - and his first crack at international cricket seemed to bring rewards inversely proportional to the effort Best put in. This was when Best's off-field performances overtook his impact with bat or ball for West Indies. A father himself at the age of 19, Best cheated on his childhood sweetheart and subsequently decided to enjoy the opportunities afforded by the lifestyle of an international athlete. On a tour of Australia, he was overlooked by the coach, Bennett King. It all comes across as slightly cringe-worthy, despite Best's winning smile and apparent good nature. He says he's a deeply religious man, and observes towards the book's conclusion: "I've done a few things that God might not like in my time. Best's career may have added up to 57 caps and 97 wickets for West Indies but his love for the game pours out, and he certainly left a mark - on Makhaya Ntini, who was struck by his pace as a net bowler on South Africa's tour; on Flintoff, who provides the foreword to Mind the Windows ; on Sachin Tendulkar, who faced Best in his final Test. Yorkshire fans will remember his lung-busting contributions, too, and there are affectionate mentions for his polar-opposites bowling partner, Steve Patterson, and former coach Martyn Moxon. Best's philosophy is summed up when he discusses missing out on what would have been a remarkable Test hundred in , when he was caught trying to damage the windows again:. I enjoy the game and want to make people happy. One on one day, another on another day. I was young and loving the lifestyle. I think my record, on an eleven-week tour to Australia in , was more than A plush hotel with a professional sportsman: the girls loved it. Check out: Lady police officer catches party-loving Chris Gayle? One night I had three girls at once. Best rests on the bonnet of a red Ferrari, captioning his snap: 'To walk around with an ego is a BAD thing'. I had my first menage a trois in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Birmingham. That blew my mind. I think they are amazing. No, not at all. There was no one who trained harder than me for Barbados or the West Indies. A lot of girls recognised me and said I was familiar but they thought I was an American who played American Football or something. They just knew I was a professional sportsman and thought I must have been on vacation. He also pointed out that while his teammate Chris Gayle has sobered down when it comes to having fun, Dwayne Bravo was his ultimate partner is crime. Check out: Chris Gayle constructs strip club in his residence. The most fun on a night out is Dwayne Bravo. He signed off the last segment adding that all the women in the world could never live up to the rush that is international cricket. Nothing can beat pulling on the whites of your country and going into battle. Some people ask me the worst thing about being a cricketer and, you know what? We have updated our Privacy and Cookie Policy.