Quotes from Brian Lara

I want to be a consistent individual. I want to be someone my team can depend on all the time.

When you play a team sport all your life, you need to get out there sometimes and show some individualism in a sport where you play against the nature.

Teachers across the world are doing all they can to ensure a good education is the top priority for children.

I have never played a Test match at the Eden... It's such a big shame and disappointment.

Test cricket is still important, so are ODIs, but T20 should be there too because of the crowd factor.

KL Rahul has the technique for all forms of the game and for me more Test cricket than anything else. And if he performs so well in T20s and the 50-overs game, I think Test cricket is really where he's made for.

If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it'll be Kallis or Dravid.

You just don't pick up family values, unless your parents teach you and let you know exactly what they expect.

People point fingers at the leader. That happens in every sport.

It doesn't matter how many runs one person puts together. We want to get partnerships and get 400 runs on the board. One person can't get 400 runs on the board if there is nobody at the other end.

As a former cricketer you want to give something back.

Having a decent place to live is fundamental for families.

It's a great achievement for a 29-year-old to play 100 Tests.

I have been captain in the past and I know what it takes to gel a team and get it going.

The Caribbean is all Third World islands and it's very tough to raise the money for sports.

I remember the reason why did I start my golf. We had a four day game I was playing for Trinidad against the Leeward Islands. They had in their ranks Winston Benjamin, Curtly Ambrose and Kenneth Benjamin. To add to it, the track was a green top. The four day game lasted two days, so I had two days to play golf.

Virat Kohli is someone I have great respect for.

As a boy, you never really thought of Hall of Fames, you never really thought of records.

We had thousands of people outside Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. We would wait to get inside to watch a Test at six o'clock in the morning.

Sachin Tendulkar is, in my time, the best player without doubt

I have enjoyed playing in England, and have enjoyed the reception I've got from the people here.

You don't need a group of superstars, you need a team working together to bring you better results.

I loved every minute of my 17-year career, all the Test matches, the ODIs and the World Cups. The only disappointment, if you ask me, was I never won a World Cup for West Indies.

The World Cup is not a normal one-day series.