I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.
I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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.
I can't say I wasn't warned. Alarms started clanging the day I signed to write 'His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra' (Bantam Books, 1986).
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.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy, except - due to her rejection of Apollo's affections - nobody would ever believe her warnings.
You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
And Hale was devoted to President Kennedy, and there was some talk following the assassination that Hale had warned the President not to go to Dallas, and the connotation was that it would be physically dangerous for him to do so.
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.
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
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.
The Founders didn't mention political parties when they wrote the Constitution, and George Washington in essence warned us against them in his Farewell Address.
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.
