AB de Villiers Quotes

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

There were butterflies, otherwise, you're not really ready to play. The locker room, I remember, was quiet and we were very focused on playing that game.

I want my players to go win and don't play bad football.

It is never the case that I will push myself more for the World Championships and play differently in a Super Series or vice-versa.

I am changing the culture in this Pakistan environment and I am not interested in players doing just the bare minimum. I want players winning us games of cricket and pushing themselves to be the best they can be.

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.

I always want more. I always want my team to perform to their best.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.

There's always motivation coming into Majors. If you can't get up and get excited to win one of these, then you probably shouldn't be playing golf.

I don't want a player that's content with not playing... But we wanted to play the guys that got us here.

Being a professional cricketer, you have to adapt to the conditions quickly. It takes time to get rhythm when you are constantly traveling from one country to another.

I'm not feeling much pressure for the Olympics because I think I already have done many things in my career. I will try to enjoy my second Olympics.

Well, it's still another two-day competition, so it's really important to show that you're ready. Every meet is really important right now. You've got to keep showing you can hit.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

Half this game is 90 percent mental.

If I'm not Top 10 or seeded every tournament, it really doesn't matter. I can beat anyone on a good day.

We see every game as a big game, and, as you know in tournament football, anything is possible. Each game, we want to keep raising the bar and lifting our standards and putting goals past teams.

During the season, I'm always locked in one gear, ready to play basketball, always keeping my guard up.

I fell in love with scoring a lot of runs. I never felt 50 or 100 were enough.

My motivation is like it is always, try to be the best and try to win, that is part of my character.

It's good to be competitive when everyone wants to be in the starting line-up.

The battle to win - on the pitch and in the boardroom - begins and ends in one's head.