Top 66 Stuart Broad Quotes

My father was a great mentor to me and is someone I admire and look up to. However, it was my mum who was more of a driving force when it came to me and cricket – she constantly encouraged me to always remember to have fun when playing. And Mum was the one who took me round the grounds at the beginning of my career.

Glenn McGrath’s my hero, so I did a lot of reading on him when I was growing up.

My favourite commentators are the ones that don’t need to hear the sound of their own voice the whole time.

It is certainly not how I’ve been brought up and it’s not in my blood to play cricket in that safety-first way.

My life changed forever the first time I went to the southern hemisphere.

In Twenty20 the less fear you play with the better you’re going to do.

I always loved bowling.

Part and parcel of being an international sportsman is dealing with fair or unfair criticism and also when you are on the back pages when you are performing.

I love taking the new ball, but you’ve got to earn that right.

For Leicestershire, through the age groups, I didn’t bowl at all. My height was below average for my age up until 17 when I had a big growth spurt. My bowling kicked on from there because I could get bounce from a fuller length and shape the ball away.

That’s one of the good things about cricket, the friendships around the game.

I really like watches and have about eight.

I like to take wickets and see wickets and chances and I think in T20 cricket you have to risk a boundary to take a wicket.

If I’ve got a run-out chance to win the game I want to take it.

When I was a youngster my grandparents took me sightseeing and we went on the London Eye.

I definitely have my dad’s competitive streak in me.

As a sportsman you are always testing your limits.

It’s quite strange, because off the field I’m quite shy, quiet, prefer to watch a bit of TV at home, but get me on the cricket field I like it all kicking off.

When I glare, I don’t see it as aggression. I have just got such passion to get wickets. I don’t ever say anything, I just have a look and see if I can get their mind concentrating on other things and get them outside their bubble. I like to get them switched on, have a look and get in a bit of a battle.

I don’t think you can let comments affect you too much as then you are not doing your job properly.

I found Ricky Ponting the hardest to bowl to and it was a great pleasure to play against him as he was genuinely one of the best that’s ever played and a really tough competitor as well. He hated you when you were on the field but he always shook your hand and was the epitome of ‘play hard but play fair.’

You get judged on your results.

I think that the older I get, the more I play, you realise when it’s your time.

I’m aware how special an achievement 100 caps is because of the players that have come before me and the amount they’ve given to English cricket.

I know the International Cricket Council are very strict about what you are allowed to do and what looks good on TV, but you can’t let that take away from your natural game.

Paul Nixon taught me to break a run chase down into little targets. I suppose I stole his cues and took them into my own game.

I’ve always targeted that number eight spot.

I’m not someone who looks to swing the ball away majorly.

That’s one of the nice things about being a sportsman is that once you cross that white line, it is a freedom, you are away from everything in life really. You are playing cricket and that’s an escape from everything. That’s as clear as you get really.

When you look at the best Nos. 6 and 7 in the world, they all average above 45, so gone are the days when you could get away with someone at 6 or 7 who’s below 40. You need to have those runs on the board.

I’m a passionate player when I pull that England shirt on; it’s a very special and proud moment for you.

I’ve not gone out of my way to live a celebrity lifestyle, which I could easily have done.

My role changes quite a lot, but ultimately I’ve always admired Glenn McGrath.

It is a proud moment to lead England out any time you do and on a world stage it gives it an extra oomph as well but it will be down there with the biggest lows if we don’t win.

Our training schedule can change quite a bit throughout the year – if you’re going into quite a heavy Test match workload a lot of it’s based on recovery and a lot of aerobic work is done in that period.

As a player you get asked to do different roles within the side.

Everyone knows I’ve got a pretty passionate outlook on my cricket – and sometimes it does get the better of me.

People talk about cricket being an individual game but I really don’t agree; everything is done in a partnership.

I turned out to be a very good cement-mixer.

When I watch sport I like to see the likes of Wayne Rooney when they show a bit of passion. It shows they really care when they’re playing for their club and their country.

You have to deal with your emotions and not spike too much on the graph – not get too elated with the highs or too down with the lows.

I play cricket for the competitive side of it.

I have watched games at the Gabba since I was a youngster, staying up for the first 10 minutes until I fell asleep.

When two players are playing with passion for their country, that’s good to see.

As soon as you come into the England team, the ICC get hold of you; you’re put through this video, which is very watchable, very clear – it takes you back to when you were five or six, that’s how clear it is. It outlines everything you’re not allowed to do, everything you are allowed to do.

If someone wants to try to hit a spinner over mid-on, with the ball turning away from the blade, there is a chance of taking a wicket.

I’d rather be the guy you can turn to in a high-pressure scenario than a dead rubber.

Playing for England is the most important thing in my life.

I live in Nottingham. I love just being at home. I can shut my front door, and it’s like a little haven to me rather than thinking about going to certain places to… look good.

I know I’m a better bowler and create more chances if I get a batsman indecisive in defence.

I like it when the captain comes to me and says, ‘We’re really desperate for a wicket, can you get us one?’ or when we really need something to happen in a Test match.

If you are the sort of character who likes to feel you are in a battle, then make sure you do that.

I’m just very passionate to win games for my country – and sometimes when things don’t go my way, I’ll get a little bit narky.

My outlook is that when you’re under pressure then that is when you play your best cricket. You’ve got no choice but to perform to keep your place and I find that brings out the best in me.

You have to have a part of you like that as a bowler – that fire in you to keep going.

My earliest memories were in the back of my grandad’s car listening to Test Match Special.

I’ve always had an interest in the media, I love cricket, so why wouldn’t I want to be around it?

I might be six foot six but that doesn’t mean I can play a Steve Harmison role and bounce people out.

I want to be known for my cricketing ability.

Ultimately we’re playing cricket and we want guys who will score runs and take catches to help England win.

It’s just important to try to keep a cool head and stay logical rather than emotional. But then again you have to keep that balance between not becoming too logical because you need to have that passion in order to play to 100% in the game.

I’m a private person.

You have got to try to make the batsman feel a bit uncomfortable to get him out.

The shorter the game is then the bigger the chance of an upset.

Playing for your country may seem like a massive thing, but you can build it into something it’s not and put yourself under pressure from what the media say, but at the end of the day it’s not life and death.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn’t affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.