Top 61 Quotes & Sayings by Kevin Pietersen

I'm a very proud person.

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

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

I get along fine with the press.

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

No one in their right mind would turn down the contracts I've been offered.

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

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

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

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

I change, like every single normal person.

People do write books.

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

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

I love England and I love cricket.

I'm as hungry as ever.

I have some real big goals with England.

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.

I'm always on my guard now.

I have never been racist.

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

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.

It's tough being me.

I've realised I can be happy.

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

Everyone is into male grooming.

I'm not a robot.

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.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

Big players want to play in front of big audiences.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

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

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

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

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 am very driven.

During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.

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

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

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

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

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

It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.

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

I can never sit still for five minutes.

A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.

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

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.

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

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

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

The boys are so well-rounded, they're so self-disciplined, there is so much camaraderie

Who is the muppet coaching Chelsea??? AVB??? Hmmm!! 25yrs for Ferguson, hopefully not even 6 months for this AVB geezer!

I have played a lot of Test cricket with Paul Collingwood over the past year. I seem to be spending more time with him than my fiancee.

I haven't turned into an absolute geek who doesn't like doing fun things.

I am not bound by material things. It's being successful that drives me forward. I love success. I don't wake up in the morning thinking 'Great - I've got one million pounds in the bank'. I wake up happy because I am a successful part of a successful team. It's that success that brings all the media coverage, the first-night parties, the endorsements. I will never lose sight of that. It has come very quickly - sooner than even I expected. But it's great to know that if I continue in the same vein, then I can do exactly what I want with the rest of my life. I will be financially secure.

She [my wife] has had a Caesarean, so she can't bend over. It's a good excuse [for not changing nappies], I suppose.

Chennai Super Kings will win the IPL. MS Dhoni's Clever Captaincy is the reason behind Chennai Super Kings’ success in #? IPL !

I've seen how Rahul goes about his innings & that's something I want to get myself involved with.

There's always pressure in test cricket we just need to stick to our toes.