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I don't think you have to be this macho man all the time, just because you play sport.
Grief is a bit of a journey, and it is evolving all the time but I am very functional.
According to me, there couldn't be a better choice for India's coach than Anil Kumble.
If there is hockey or football and cricket on my television, I prefer to watch hockey.
That is what Test cricket is about, adapting to different conditions around the world.
Test cricket is about respecting the opposition, the conditions and the circumstances.
Any decent coach can make more than enough money just doing three or four T20 leagues.
But keep characters in propinquity long enough and a story will always develop a plot.
We should not play like Australia or India or England - we should play like Sri Lanka.
The gap between bat and pad is so much that I would have driven a car through it... !!
In a tournament like the World Cup, you have got to be on top of your game every game.
To each his own, but my process of preparation is based on conditions, not opposition.
The battle to win - on the pitch and in the boardroom - begins and ends in one's head.
We learnt a lot from county cricket - even if we did not earn stacks of money from it.
I'm completely different from Pietersen. He would turn up to the opening of an envelope
Some of the best lessons come from a bad day and there's a few we can learn from today.
The boys are so well-rounded, they're so self-disciplined, there is so much camaraderie
I don't want to see the Australian players not focus on their preparation and training.
Every day I'm getting out of bed and trying to become a better player, a better person.
When somebody questions or insults my integrity and my credibility that's not for sale.
I think Andrew Strauss never gets enough credit for what he's done for English cricket.
Off the field I always thought Mark Taylor was exemplary in the way he handled himself.
If you've got an opportunity to improve your squad before a World Cup you must take it.
I had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.
Obviously after such a long gap, one itches to get back to the game and score big runs.
Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time
Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself.
When your eyes go, and your legs go, and your fans go; then it's time for you to go too.
One thing I realised was that everyone is different. You can't compare two human beings.
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat.
We religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people
I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.
I've told the guys to keep their heads up. I really believe we played a great game here.
Life is not all about parties and frolicking. You have to show you care for people, too.
Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.
The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career.
I'll pay to watch MS Dhoni Bat. Dhoni is not the next Gilchrist. He's the first MS Dhoni.
The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in the changing room.
They say that a martini is like a woman's breast. One ain't enough and three is too many.
We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
We religious controllers control in the name of Jesus and it is really painful to people.
I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.
Growing up I had lots of role models. Looking back, my parents were my first role models.
You can't sideline players who can take a good helping for themselves in the Power Plays.
When you are playing a Test match, you would like to be playing with your strongest side.
From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
Our country has backed us so much. People who love you so much can criticise you as well.