I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

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.

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

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.

I’d skipped the crush kiddie pool and jumped right into the deep, shark-infested ocean of emotions. And, if you’ll forgive the dramatic metaphor, I was a lousy swimmer.

They advertise on the radio for food stamps!

And then I settled into the most natural thing for a man with no real talents. Journalism.

The experience of love and the experience of death destroy the illusion of our self-sufficiency. The two are closely connected, and to become fully human we must experience both of them.

You accept things as they are, not as you wish they were in this moment...The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called the present.

Usually with things, you go where you can find the financing to do it.

There is no art without intention.

We want passion for our business.. workers who can interpret and execute our mission, who want to build a career, not just take a temporary job.

It's hard to say what I meant by "as we know it." I'm not about to go up on a mountain on new year's eve and wait for the lightening to strike.

Just because Fate doesn't deal you the right cards, it doesn't mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.