Top 40 Kevin Pietersen Quotes

An achilles, if it doesn’t heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again.

I’d like to think that every captain around the world has a vision of how they want their teams to play and most of them are allowed to take their teams forward in their own way.

There’s so many differences of opinion in the papers.

I am very driven.

I’ve realised I can be happy.

I’m a very proud person.

It’s quite hard when you do fail and you don’t achieve what you want to achieve.

I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.

I’ve had to calm down, I have a kid! It is amazing. It’s the best thing ever. Nothing better than it.

I married a pretty famous girl, and when we drive through town there’s usually a car following us, when I walk out of my front door in Chelsea there’s six guys waiting for me.

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.

When I was single I went out a lot. I don’t go out all that often now.

These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.

I don’t feel sorry for myself.

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.

I have some real big goals with England.

It’s the weight of expectation that’s the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.

I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn’t like me despite never having met me.

The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can’t ask for any more.

The England team is a team that never, ever stops.

I am who I am, in terms of shooting from the hip occasionally.

I’m always on my guard now.

People do write books.

My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that’s what will live with me for a long time.

I get along fine with the press.

I’m as hungry as ever.

India buzzes for its players and that makes you feel special.

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done.

I never think of playing for South Africa. It’s the furthest thing from my mind.

I’m not a robot.

It’s tough being me.

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.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

In the past I’ve thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.

I always say that things are meant to be and everything happens for a reason, so I don’t have any regrets.

I hate these reality TV shows where people walk off Big Brother and think they’re A-list celebrities when they’ve done nothing in their lives, it really does my head in.

I’m very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.

The hardest thing is that you can’t trust people now. You just can’t.