Kevin Pietersen Quotations

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Big players want to play in front of big audiences.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

We set our target to score about 400 in the first innings. We're about 240 short after the first day.

The pitch was typical first day wicket, but little two-paced on one end and skidding on at the other end. I would have preferred a nice unbeaten 60 at the end of the day.

We're not convinced with the way we've played, our one-day performance needs consistency.

Lee tried to kill me and that wasn't nice. I came through it and I gained great heart.

McGrath got his man and now, in the commentary box, Mark Nicholas and Tony Greig.

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

I have been batting well on the last two days of the tour. Getting out just 13 short of a ton is disappointing but it was need of the hour as the team needed quick runs to declare and put pressure on India.

He is getting on very well. I think he will play,

We lost the toss and we were chucked in. I think we did well.

It is probably the start of the banter they want to get going before the Ashes. We know the Australian guys are great guys and we're good mates with them, which means the series will be played in good spirits.

I thought I had a pretty good go at the emerging player of the year but the one-day international player of the year really got (surprised me),

I thought I had a pretty good go at the emerging player award. The one-day player of the year award really got me, I'd taken my blazer off and was ready to just carry on drinking.

It is fantastic news. We need him back, and it will be good to have him facing the first ball (in the first Test against Sri Lanka) on May 11.

I was not feeling 100 per cent fit, yet I wanted to play considering the situation we were in. I hate missing international matches and I just wanted to go out there.

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

We will try to finish the series on a high and give our best shot.

This the way I bat against the spinners. I don't like spinners tying me down in the middle.

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

These are amazing scenes and it's fantastic what is happening to English cricket, ... I'm taking it all in and this is great for the game of cricket.

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

Rather him than me in one of those things,

That's not a Christmas present. It's with you for the rest of your life, so no one can take it away from me and say I'm not English.

It's fantastic for me and great to get this award on the day we win the Ashes, but respect to every player from both sides. I dropped six catches this summer so maybe it's not a bad thing I got lucky a couple of times today. That is the best innings I will ever play.

It was only stares and swearwords really, nothing serious. I just laugh about it because they can hardly speak proper English.

It was a special moment when he ran over to me,

It's a case of a different mindset as well. You've got to be very, very mentally focused and know your game inside out.

It's the confidence factor you need to take into the sub-continent and I have that.

It's been a whirlwind, the last 12 months. I'm just thrilled to be here, and I thank all the people that have helped me in achieving this success.

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

I've dropped six catches and nobody's given me a beer.

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

In all my life, my hands have never been perspiring as much as they did when I went up to get that award. In the whole series, even on the last day at the Oval, I was not as nervous as then.

I'm flattered. I honestly didn't think I was going to get this award,

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

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.

If we bowl them out in a couple or two and a half sessions, we might be chasing 150 to 200 in the second innings,

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

I just think it is such a minor issue - obviously I heard him swearing and going nuts as he went off the field,

But I just don't see how it is an important matter. When I was caught on the boundary at Old Trafford it was by Brad Hodge, who was on as a substitute.

I love England and I love cricket.

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

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

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

I'm a very proud person.

Given half an opportunity to go and play the way I'm playing at the moment, of course I would.

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

Everyone is into male grooming.

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

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

I change, like every single normal person.

I get along fine with the press.

I have never been racist.

I have some real big goals with England.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

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.

I can never sit still for five minutes.

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