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Age is just a number. If someone can perform at 45, who will stop that fellow from playing top-level cricket?
I don't think I've actually drunk a beer for 15 years, except a few Guinnesses in Dublin, where it's the law.
I love the individual characters that cricket produces and, more than most other sports, the unlikely heroes.
I try and open a few doors to the mind, encourage people to embrace change and to stretch their capabilities.
There are things we control - but things that are not in control, no point wasting time and energy into that.
With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.
Bangladesh, despite producing big upsets in the past, doesn't have the art of beating big teams consistently.
You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you're gone.
Many stories come from the dressing room that one doesn't speak when you are playing but can do once retired.
When I first came to this country I was this new kid from the Caribbean. England was a rude awakening for me.
Even when every Tom, Dick and Harry was calling for my head, I still felt I could get better at being captain.
That's what sport can do to you: it gives you a lot of heartache and pain, and sometimes the ultimate rewards.
An all-rounder is someone who can make it to the team purely on the basis of his batting or bowling. Not both.
Sportsmen do not need Bollywood or film industry; they do not need publicity: it could be the other way round.
The face of the team are the people who're playing on the cricket field. The team is not about one individual.
Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!
I'd like to see him go out and bat one day with a stump. I tell you that's what he's been doing all this while
Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
What happens is that people who are very religious but who are not in touch with reality, cannot be spiritual.
I love living in London but I would like to buy a place in Dubai and spend a few months of the year out there.
I'd like to say I'm a very silly man. But I'm not that silly. I'm not throwing any diamond ring down a toilet.
We always talk about single mothers; the challenges they face. But the single father faces challenges as well.
I feel, as a captain, that when you face a batsman who plays spin well you feel as if you are a fielder short.
Actually I started out as a fast bowler but people told me that I was chucking the ball, so i changed to spin.
Some people have called me arrogant or believe that is my reputation, which is far from what I really am like.
Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It is time we carried him on our shoulders
Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
One should always be happy, irrespective of what you achieve in a match or in life. That's how I live my life.
Antigua has 365 beaches, one for each day of the year, which I think is rather unique for such a small island.
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.
You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.
I am happy to lose spots on the IPL Fairplay award list, but I cannot see my team slipping on the points table.
I cannot believe that people really sit and devote hours of their lives watching reality TV like 'Big Brother.'
During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.
Look, I've heard a lot of people talk about me, they say I'm like Marmite. They like me, or they don't like me.
Peace of mind produces right values, right values produce right thoughts. Right thoughts produce right actions.
Batsmen like Gary Kirsten, Boeta Dippenaar and Neil McKenzie have good techniques and can bat for long periods.
There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
There is a place deep inside every single on of our hearts that knows all the answers to our biggest questions.
And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.
We have to stick to basics. Sometimes, you expect that miracles will happen, but it does not work out that way.
You can really put yourself out there in front of the world, make a name for yourself in international cricket.
I think, after Pakistan, the two countries where I have received most love and respect are India and Australia.
With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.
The key to handling pressure is to enjoy it when you're confronted with it rather than worry about it too much.
When a person becomes satisfied, he doesn't run after things, doesn't worry about it, and doesn't make efforts.
I rest a bit more when I keep. The only thing I have to look after is my back and using different muscle groups.
Everyone has technical issues - you have them until you die - but you have to be aware of them in a certain way.
I was great mates with Muttiah Muralitharan, dating back to the days when we both played together at Lancashire.
As a group of players, and as a set-up, you need to set your stall out as to what is acceptable and what is not.