Top 75 Michael Clarke Quotes

After getting dropped from the Australian team, for me it was always just about being the team, it doesn’t matter where I bat.

It takes a lot of hard work to feel you can walk out onto a ground in an international game and have success and once you get it you want it to stay forever. So you’ve got to ride that wave for as long as you can.

I’ve always cared that you’re comfortable in what you’re wearing.

To make big runs you’ve got to bat plenty of time.

I’ve always loved the water and boats so Whitsundays is magnificent.

Hublot has always been happy to be different, unique and they want to be the first to do things – and they certainly have done that when it comes to cricket.

I hope we win every game we play, but the reality is it can’t happen.

Respecting every individual is very important. It starts with respecting elders regardless of profession.

What people don’t understand is… because I became captain of Australia, I have no say in who gets a contract. Simon Katich was not dropped from a team when I was captain of Australia or when I was a selector.

When I was younger I cared more about the position I batted.

There are parts of the game you always miss. I have missed the competitive spirit, competing against the opposition. But I have really enjoyed time away from cricket.

I believe cricket is big part of this country’s culture, like all sports but cricket is the most dominant in our country. It is in our blood and even if you don’t sit and watch it, the sound of cricket represents summer.

As captain of the Australian team we will do whatever it takes to make sure this game continues to grow.

The things that made me were the highs and the lows – that’s what made me the cricketer I was when I retired. And the lows do a lot to give you a real kick up the backside in making sure you never take things for granted.

The people who know me know I’m extremely private or try and be as private as I can with my personal life.

I love batting at four.

I never dreamt of captaining Australia. I couldn’t care less if I captained Australia or not.

I don’t feel any more pressure or expectation because I’m captain. I want to win.

I don’t want to see the Australian players not focus on their preparation and training.

I think what I love most about the brand of Hublot – obviously the quality of watches speak for themselves – but the brand is always trying to get better.

I’ve always said the game owes me nothing, I owe it everything. I’m thankful I’ve been able to play it for so long.

Every day I’m getting out of bed and trying to become a better player, a better person.

Confidence is a vital part of any team and any squad. You have to earn that though.

The IPL deserves a lot of credit for introducing and growing T20 cricket.

My dream was to play cricket for Australia. I knew nothing about celebrity until I got stuck with being one.

I’ve been lucky enough to play over 100 Test matches for Australia.

When I do well, I don’t really feel it for me, I feel it for the people who have supported me through good times, but also through tough times.

I wish I knew myself, when I was playing, with the insight I gained once I found peace and distance from cricket, and fatherhood. I might have enjoyed those last years more.

Lot of people think I have played international cricket for 13 years, but I started at six years of age, so it is 28 years of cricket.

I think I’m extremely lucky to have been able to go through a separation with the mother of my child and us still be great friends.

Afridi has been a wonderful player for Pakistan.

Guys only really have watches and cars as show pieces, and that’s why so many men love their watches – it’s our show piece, it’s our style. And what I like especially about Hublot is the variety.

That’s why you train every single day. You want to just bat.

I always know in advance what I’ve got coming up. Preparation’s important to me – it helps my performance.

I was very surprised when Dhoni retired from Test cricket; I thought he would have kept playing. He is a big player and you need big players in big tournaments.

When somebody questions or insults my integrity and my credibility that’s not for sale.

I was lucky enough to play with some great batsman – Matthew Hayden, Steve Smith, David Warner, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Martyn who was a genius.

If one of our players is getting a hard time, we’re going to stick up for him.

You need to do what’s comfortable to you… if it doesn’t suit your personality then I wouldn’t try to be someone I’m not.

I think whoever wins the World Cup deserves the right to be named the number one-one day team in the world.

I don’t think Sir Michael Clarke suits me at all, no.

Andrew Symonds went on TV to criticise my leadership. I’m sorry, but he is not a person to judge anyone on leadership.

I’ve never scored an easy hundred, it’s always been tough, especially against a very good attack.

My whole career the work I do off the field has given me every chance to have the success I’ve had on the field, and that won’t change.

You build yourself up for the big series, the big tournaments.

The hardest batsman to get out. I think Sachin, technically, didn’t have a weakness.

I live and breathe cricket 24/7.

The teams that have won the World Cup, I’ve looked at them as the No. 1 team in the world.

Professional sportspersons are role models, recognized and they have a responsibility. Having said that, everyone makes mistakes and one needs to move on and learn from them.

I have always enjoyed my time coming to India. It is a country where I have always felt welcome and I don’t mind the spices, I can deal with it.

You’ve got to accept in this game that there are going to be tough times.

When you win the toss and bowl, the result always dictates whether you’ll be criticised or applauded.

To me, Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman to have ever played one-day cricket. I have no doubts after seeing what he has achieved for India.

I’ve said openly I’d love to take part in the IPL at some stage.

How much money you have earned is irrelevant because most important thing is to earn and give respect. I think it all starts with how you have been brought up.

I don’t want to be restricted in where I field and how I field.

There’s a lot of similarities with everything I try to do with my cricket – it’s no different now to my business. You want to be as good as you possibly can. You get out of bed every day to try to become better. The same applies with Hublot – they want to be the first to achieve things.

I’m a bit different from your average cricketer.

I’ve never been comfortable with fame and I never will be.

I’m like every other player; you get frustrated that you don’t make as many runs as you would like and get frustrated that the team’s not having success but that only makes the challenge more exciting.

The way I’ve been brought up to play cricket, the captain has always taken accountability for success and defeat.

I certainly feel like I’ve got the support and respect as a player because I’ve played a lot of international cricket.

Mate, I don’t care about race or colour or sexuality.

Twenty20 cricket is fantastic. I love it, especially how fast it is.

I think it is important to lead from the front no doubt.

We believe the most important thing is giving back to this game, not just for the players that are playing today but for the future of the game.

What Kohli and Tendulkar have in common is they love making big hundreds.

Sangakkara was a force and an absolute gentleman of the game.

I would love not to take cricket home but I don’t do shades of grey. I need to be 100 per cent committed.

My mum and dad both worked full-time jobs to send my sister and I to public school, and to allow us to play the sports we wanted.

Every time I come to India, I know I am going to get some great food.

I don’t want to miss any game for Australia.

I’ve shown throughout my career that I have always put representing my state and country first and foremost. I love what I do.

I think integrity is underrated.

Play tough Australian cricket. Whether we like it or not, that’s in our blood. If you try and walk away from it, we might be the most liked team in the world, we’re not going to win. We won’t win a game.