I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
People do not ever change. The person you see later is merely the one that was hidden from you in the beginning. Shane KP O'Neill - The Gates Of Babylon.
Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.
I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.
I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign... Venus may be in the wrong juxtaposition with somewhere else.
It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country?
Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
A spiritual person is also in touch with his or her own reality, feelings and thoughts, and the reality of the people around him or her, not projecting on them.
I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.
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.
It is a proven fact that everyone on this earth has some bit of madness within their soul. I am no exception and neither are you.
I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.
Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.
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.
You need to understand the batsman, where he plays his shot usually, which is his release shot, and then change the angle, vary the pace, line and length. You cannot always react after being at the receiving end.
Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life, it is important.
I'm not someone who sits at home and doesn't like to go out, doesn't like to watch movies. I like to live my life.
As a kid, even I knew everything about my favourite cricketers. I used to know everything possible. Now I see kids knowing about me. It feels good.
