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.

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

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.

And perhaps there is a limit to the grieving that the human heart can do. As when one adds salt to a tumbler of water, there comes a point where simply no more will be absorbed.

When the purse becomes empty, the mind becomes full of issues.

Advent: the time to listen for footsteps - you can't hear footsteps when you're running yourself.

I was looking for Simon." Jordan squinted at her. "It's two in the morning." She shrugged. "He's a vampire." "But I'm not.

If you scratch through the deceitful artifice of contemporary photography, you'll find the real artifice underneath.

I know a man in Ft. Worth with 100,000 head of cattle. No bodies, just heads.

Nature even in chaos cannot proceed otherwise than regularly and according to order.

Doubt is the thing that'll kill you, the only thing, and it'll kill your friends, too.

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

Abstinence sows sand all over The ruddy limbs and flaming hair, But desire gratified Plants fruits of life and beauty there.