Shane Warne Quotes
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There are a lot more tabloids in England that like to report other things in your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasnt even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic.
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I just play because I love playing and I try and take as many wickets as I can.
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I am no dummy, mate, that's for sure.
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The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.
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With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.
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To me, cricket is a simple game. Keep it simple and just go out and play.
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I also think there's too many players who say the same boring answers, they don't even have to turn up to interviews because journalists answer their own questions the way they ask them. Unfortunately the way it is now players are so afraid to say anything, but I'd like them to be honest.
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All my coaches tell me that I have been under achieving.
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Being in love with somebody is a wonderful feeling.
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There are no secrets about England - they are searching for positives.
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The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia.
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I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.
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In the space of one delivery so much had changed. My confidence was sky-high. I was pumped up and rock'n'rolling.
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I think he lives in such a rarified bubble these days, he doesn't understand what reality is any more.
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Never give up; just absolutely never give up.
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I have been trying to lose weight for the last two-three months and it has gone really well. In the last 6-12 months I have been in the best form in quite a while.
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The IPL is just pure, intense. You don't need all the other stuff. I don't believe in coaches in international cricket.
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I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player.
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My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that's why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.
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With just about every player in Australia, his whole goal and ambition is to play for Australia. That's why they're playing first class cricket. It's just a different attitude.
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We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.
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I suppose my look, the way I play - you combine all that sort of stuff and that makes people interested in what I actually do. So then, when off-the-field stuff happens... I suppose it's one of those cocktail mixes.
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I've slept with a couple of people and made some poor choices and put things in jeopardy with [...] what I was happy with, and that's my own fault. I've got no one else to blame about that stuff.
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I think when two people get together, their past is their past. Their reputations are reputations. You can only take someone the way you find them... on face value. I think that was how we were both, the way we were.
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Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn't.
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Find a way to get back in to the game, find a way to build a partnership, find a way to catch a ball, find a way to stop it.
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When I turned 36 I realised - the likelihood is that in four years time I'll be 40.
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With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.
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I still eat pizzas, I still like pies, I still have spaghetti hoops for breakfast... but it's in moderation now.
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The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can.
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