The cricketer was proud of his progress as a batsman and invited his mother-in-law along to watch him play, hoping to impress her.
At the crease, he turned to the wicket-keeper and said 'I'm anxious to do well and really hit this ball. That's my wife's mother over there.'
'Don't be silly,' said the wicket-keeper. 'You'll never hit her at two hundred yards'.
The Makings of a King: The Early Years of King Gillette
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He had spent his entire life tinkering with ideas, most of which the rest
of the world would call him crazy for. It was not until King Gillette was
in his ...
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