Quotes By Kevin Pietersen

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

It's tough being me.

I am very driven.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

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

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.

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

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

I'm as hungry as ever.

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

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

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

I'm not a robot.

I get along fine with the press.

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

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

I love England and I love cricket.

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

I have some real big goals with England.

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

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

Big players want to play in front of big audiences.

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

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

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.

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

I need to rein myself in sometimes.

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

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

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.