I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others as it is against myself and the clock.
The whole image thing gets in the way. Then there are the guys that it excites them and it's what draws them to me. But I don't know whether they would care for me if I didn't have this image.
Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.
I still eat pizzas, I still like pies, I still have spaghetti hoops for breakfast... but it's in moderation now.
The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.
Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.
I've learned that maybe sometimes it's better to show people who you are and what you are thinking about. That way, you can be more relaxed with yourself.
My father was a truck driver. That's where it all started, and academically I was a disaster at school. My cousin got his name on the honour board; I, at Melbourne High School, I carved mine on the desk.
I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.
People get nervous driving around corners, thinking they're going to tip over. But you can go soooo much faster through the curves than you realize.
I'm not an idiot; I try not to look, but I see what people say about me on Facebook. I see other things written. But I don't care.
When people talk about South Africa, it's all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.
One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
I've always been inspired by Genet, Henry Miller and Hubert Selby, Jr., who taught me that you've got to tell a bigger truth in whatever you're doing, but the truth is not popular.
When there is time to think about cricket, I think but when there is time to be with family, I try to do justice to that aspect of my life as well.
The truth is that painting is all about scale; you use scale to create experience. A lot of artists have lost that ability. They don't even know that's something they should be doing.
Over the years, I have created close friendships with many successful men, many of whom I have made a lot of money for through deals that I brought to them or business counsel that I have provided.
Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along.
If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.
I don't go to a psychiatrist. I don't go to a gym. I run away from my accountant, I run away from my dentist. They are all supposed to help you, but I like to stay in bed, where I have a chance to reflect, like Rossellini.
