Glenn McGrath Quotes

You know there is something a little bit special about an Ashes.

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.

There is nothing quite like an Ashes trip Down Under.

Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don't get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.

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

Everything goes out of the window when you start an Ashes series. It's about grabbing the moment.

The pressure of an India-Pakistan game is immense.

Probably. Definitely. I love to play finals. I love to play on the big stadiums. This is something really special. It doesn't feel like just a normal tournament for me - it's something more, more, more.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

Personally, I can't see the appeal in trekking down to D.C. for a networking extravaganza, even if it is built around a special moment in American history. While I find the election of Barack Obama inspirational, I don't have a desire to memorialize it with overly effusive celebration.

Sledging makes things interesting. There are no robots playing. They are humans who want to perform well for the country. So when stakes are so high, emotions will take over. Sometimes sledging gets the best out of you.

I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia.

There is something special about the early stages of an Ashes Test. There is this unique buzz.

Get picked for an Ashes Test at Lord's and you know you're going to meet the Queen. She arrived before the start of our game against Australia in 2013 and we lined up for inspection like the household cavalry on Horse Guards Parade.

As a young kid you stay up late to watch the Ashes, getting told off for not being in bed, and dream of making a hundred against Australia.

Whenever you play international cricket, there is always a challenge.

Every time you're involved in an Ashes series, as soon as it finishes at the back of your mind you start thinking about the next one.

It's one of the greatest sporting environments you can be in, the first morning of an Ashes series. It's hard to explain, you can only really explain it when you're out there. It's awesome.

I'm in this sport to be the champion. I want to be a great champion and go down in history for it.

Big wins in the first Test of an Ashes series polarise everything moving forward.

Playing for South Africa is an absolute honour, and I don't feel like I need to relax. Every game I take more than seriously.

Any time you have an opportunity to do something for the first time, it's super exciting, and I just want to soak up everything, and each experience... just to say that you've represented your country at the Olympics, it's such a rare opportunity.

The Australians are a weird bunch - until the cricket starts they're really friendly, saying 'good luck' all the time, but the moment the cricket begins they have a real go at you.

With Serbia, there will always be pressure. We are the kind of players and people who do not know how to live without pressure. Even if we play against Brazil or some of the other bigger countries, we think we are better than them. That is the way we are. People expect us to beat the big teams, and we have plenty of pressure from within.

I always experience each game the same way, but the Clasico has something extra because you can't play one every day.