Top 82 Quotes & Sayings by Mickey Arthur - Page 2

It's no easy task to coach the national team. I never realised to what extent one becomes the property of the people.

It was tough coaching Australia. They were so set in their ways because they have been the right ways - but the culture needed changing because the discipline was shoddy.

At the end of the day, when you go on to Google everything is about the way you were sacked when you were in charge of Australia. It doesn't mention the good things I did with South Africa or the good things I did in my first year with Australia when I brought in a lot of young players and gave them opportunities and tried to build a team.

There is a distinction between total control and enjoying total freedom.

The way you get wickets is, you've got to build pressure.

I like to think that every player who gets left out comes back with point to prove.

I've never been a massive advocate of international Twenty20 cricket except a World Cup every two or three years, because that gets the best players together.

Having coached in South Africa, you don't really work with wrist-spinners - you work with serviceable finger-spinners.

I think Pakistan was always a destination where it was hard to come and win. I was the coach of the South African team which came here in 2007. We won the Test and one-day series and that was a massive win and achievement because not many sides had come and won in Pakistan.

I never wanted to launch legal action, but Cricket Australia simply left me no option. James Sutherland himself said that, to an extent, I had been made 'a scapegoat.' I find that a totally unfair basis to end my career. The damage to my reputation and career has been immense, which means the chances of me getting a senior job are that much less.

PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) is doing an unbelievable job in trying to resurrect international cricket. I just hope the World XI tour goes ahead and that will almost be the curtain raiser to, hopefully, get some international cricket back.

I'm going to give international cricket one more crack. The Pakistan job seems like a perfect fit.

If you can't field you can't play for Pakistan. It's as simple as that.

Good teams are built on good values.

I'd always felt the Australian cricketers' behaviour had been appalling. Tampering the ball too constitutes poor behaviour.

I love Pakistan so I will definitely use all my experience to inspire this team.

Australia always play their cricket really hard.

I was always really worried about the conditions in India, especially with a group of young players. You can sit and you can tell players what it's like to play there, but until you've experienced it, you don't comprehend it.

Some players listen with one ear only.

Gone are the days of just containing through the middle, gone are the days of just soaking up pressure. You've got to be able to take wickets.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

I've had a great time coaching teams in these various T20 tournaments but that involvement obviously only lasts for a finite period. I just felt I was too young to be doing what I was doing.