Andrew Flintoff Quotes

I wanted to be a cricketer.

We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.

My dream is to play Test cricket.

I think every Indian knows how to play cricket.

Not many people know this about me, but my first passion in life was cricket.

I am a cricket lover and wanted to be a cricketer.

I got into pro ball at 18 and played until I was almost 39, non-stop.

My memories of Australian cricket are it was an environment of good fun.

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.

By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.

I wanted to be a professional baseball player.

I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.

I would love to be a professional athlete. When I was living in Mexico as a teenager, I did seven years of gymnastics and went to the Junior Olympics. I was getting to the level of going to the international competitions, but I was only 14, and my parents were really worried because they did not want that to be my life.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

Cricketers have a very short shelf life. On an average, you make money through cricket for five years, but you need to survive for sixty years.

It's either join the workforce or become a professional athlete, and I'd rather be a pro athlete.

I don't have any complaints. I cannot say I miss playing for the West Indies that much.

I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.

I play cricket. I'm a professional cricketer and I guess my job is to hopefully help Australia win games of cricket.

Playing until I'm 40 is definitely a possibility.

When I was 21, I did not have that much pressure. I was sitting down on the bench... you know... cleaning Sir Vivian Richards's boots or doing something... getting ready to play international cricket.

I told myself coming into the league that if I could play for six or seven years, that would have been a great career.