Ricky Ponting Quotes

The one thing I did learn at Florida State, I learned to talk trash, believe that

I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.

You know when you go to Australia you will get sledged. That's the fun of the game.

As a player, I like playing as much cricket as possible, irrelevant of the format.

People think this is all about the top players hitting tenins balls and they talk about technique and strategy and how important that is. But they don't understand the essence of competition. This is one-on-one, two players out there fighting each other with everything they have, trying to bring the best out of themselves. And the difference at this level of the game is all in the head and in the heart.

I am still better than lots of players.

In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.

I want to be the best player to ever play this game.

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

It takes more than some mind games, a couple of parlor tricks, to get under my skin.

The coaches of some players who are my own age keep saying publically about me: "This guy is going to be one of the greats." I am clever enough to know that they do not truthfully think so. They are trying to shake my confidence. Of course, this is a matter of tactics.

Best football player I played against? I think Messi. He killed us.

...you could be the best team or the best player in different generations and people respect each other. Nobody cares who was the best.

It's about how the players play and compete. I know everybody is going to equate that on winning or losing, like they always do, but if we play hard and compete well in the game .. then I think we are building on something.

You play with everything you've got. I'm not a lover of cheap tricks. I've always loved playing with people, but there's no rule about it. You try everything you can.

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

Celtic jerseys are not for second best, they don't shrink to fit inferior players

There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don

He's not only a good player, but he's spiteful in the nicest sense of the word.

I think the Americans are ready to play, they want to beat us. I think that players like Chris Chelios and his leadership over there goes a long way.

I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.

I tried to get into the mind of my opponent and psyche him out.

Hey, dont hate the player, hate the team.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

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