Chris Tarrant Quotes

When I grew up, I always had the idea that I would play for England.

I guess I've sort of always wanted to be an actress, except when I was five, which, I did want to be the Queen of England.

I used to see Michael Vaughan play at the club and then to watch him captain England was inspiring.

The dream is to captain Liverpool.

In my early England days, there was a bit of tension with captain Nasser Hussain.

I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire.

I've always enjoyed playing the shortest form of the game and I relish the opportunity to develop my leadership skills as England's Twenty20 captain.

Scoring at the big stadiums in Glasgow is something I have dreamed about doing since I was a wee boy and now I have managed to do that.

I have been captain for my Delhi team.

I admired Stephen Fleming.

From the time I was 2, I told my mom I was going to be a singer. And she'd say, 'Sure, honey, and tomorrow you'll want to be a dancer.'

I never dreamed of being a pop star when I was a child.

From the age of six I used to watch every England team and when I was messing around in the backyard I would pretend to be whoever was scoring runs at the time, whether they were a right or left-hander. I just wanted to be them and do that.

MS has always been a bowler's captain.

Well, when I was at Leeds it was the best and worst time of my career, because when I was a kid it was my ambition to play for Middlesbrough, where I was born, and my dream to play for Leeds, and everyone said I couldn't have two teams.

I was with my mum in the shops, a ladies boutique or something, and I was asked what I wanted to be when I grow up. I think you're supposed to say an ambulance man or a footballer or a soldier or something like that, and I told all my mother's friends that I wanted to be Minister for Health. She was mortified, needless to say.

I've always wanted to play Test cricket from a young age and that's what you dream about. But you have to make sure you can contribute regardless of the format.

My dream as a child was being a world champion.

I still have ambition to captain England into the 2011 World Cup. I'm very keen to do that job.

I have been given a fantastic opportunity to captain the Test side and will continue to work very hard at doing my best at that.

I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math.

I am proud to be captain of an England team who believe in themselves and enjoy the way we play.

I have a dream of playing 100 Tests.

When you think of Bolton you think of the likes of Kevin Davies. He is a captain who leads by example and his qualities got him an England cap.

To go out at Wembley and score is what you dream about as a kid.