Pitch Behavior Quotes

There are people who criticise me, and that's normal because of the way I am on the pitch. I get angry, I get tense.

The FA have given me a pat on the back. I've taken violence off the terracing and onto the pitch.

When I came on the tour, I thought, 'Why don't they treat tennis players the same way they look at football players?' Because I've got news for you: when they are on the pitch, they are not saying, 'Hello, how are you?' out there.

I don't like losing. I don't like to be in a losing position, and I show this a lot. I demonstrate on the pitch.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

That has always been my character - on the pitch I have a strong temperament, but off the pitch I'm more serene, reflective. I manage to separate out those two things.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

In India, the wicket tends to get a bit slower once the ball gets old, but in England, it's pretty much the same whether it's new ball or old ball.

Sometimes things are said on the pitch that people won't see at home. There's a bit of banter on the pitch as well.

What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

I can lose my temper from time to time, but I try not to lose it on the pitch because it can't help.