Ricky Ponting Quotes

England have nothing to lose here, apart from this test match.

Off the floor, I'm really laid back: like, nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor, I do get emotional and a little carried away. However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable.

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the pride we have as Australians playing against England, that's always hard to take.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

It doesn't matter who you play - you can win against anyone; you can lose against anyone.

Just being in the whole environment around the IPL, around the people that you ge to play with and against means it's going to be really, really good.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

I love playing against England.

You can't afford to lose games. It is always possible that you will not win, but it is the way you play the game.

If my teammates are out there to hoop, I'm going. I see the way these guys prepare for games. How can you not want to go be a part of that?

With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.

I had a great bunch of kids. They all hung with us. The coaching staff hung with us. And we played tough every game. If you've got kids that want to play and react to you, it's fun. I'm having a good time.

I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I'm not gonna make it working... I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way.

I miss the guys, and I miss playing baseball. Just being able to swing the bat, or run, or dive for a ball, or slide into second.

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

The greatest thing for me football-wise is that it's a test of will.

I know that sacrifices have to be made to play with good teams.

It's the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you're on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry - they wear you out and there's nothing like being on a great team.

I would rather die in America than live in England. I would rather lose a match in America than win one in England. I have come to the conclusion that I neither mean to die soon or to lose the match!

If you're playing against the Australians, you don't walk.

I led the league in go get 'em next time.

Whoever said "It's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game" is full of it! Winning makes all the difference in the world. Winning is fun. Losing is not. Losing sucks.

If we go out there and do our best every game, then I will take my chances that the results will be more good than bad.

Don't cuss. Don't argue with the officials. And don't lose the game.

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.