Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

To me, being Australian is about looking after your mates, taking care of the less fortunate, supporting the underdog and enhancing the spirit that makes all Australians unique.

The key to handling pressure is to enjoy it when you're confronted with it rather than worry about it too much.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

The minute you hesitate you are in trouble.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don

Rahul is the kind of person who young cricketers can look up to; not only because of his success but also because of the way he conducts himself.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

If your comfort zone is misery, it's time to get uncomfortable.

Taste is the enemy of creativeness.

People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.

At the end of the day, the Arsenal fans demand that we put eleven players on the pitch

I make the kind of music I like

To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.

My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that's basically a conservative view of life.

Magic lives in curves, not angles.

We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.