Quotes from Imran Tahir

I can't see myself playing anywhere else in the world. You don't know how much I want to play international cricket for South Africa.

For me, what is important is, as a legspinner, you need determination, especially in modern-day cricket. You need to feel that you can change a game.

I don't think it is difficult to balance professional sports with practising your faith. It is very easy if you follow the right path.

It's the nature of a human that when you get neglected somewhere, you want to go back and prove a point.

Abdul Qadir was my main role model. I just wanted to be like him because, for me, he was only guy who no one could read. He was that good. His passion, his love for legspin, was unique. He would create new things all the time: flippers, sliders, three to four kinds of googlies, legspinners, topspinners.

I don't want to just keep playing for the sake of playing. The day I realise I'm not good enough, I'll go. I want to play as long as I can - not just to make up the numbers but to play with utmost passion.

Thanks to technology, you can sit and see the opposition's mistakes and try to learn from them.

One needs to have variations. You won't survive if you don't have one - especially playing in India, as they are good players of spin.

When someone attacks you, there is always an opportunity, and that's what I look for.

I am the kind of person who will give his best every single time. I cannot underperform unless I'm playing with kids. Actually, I'd probably still get angry if they try to hit me!

Leg spinners can change the game.

Playing with Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn, I am a very lucky guy. Not many people are going to attack those two, which means the batsmen will attack me. And if they attack me, there is always a chance I can get a wicket.

Its strong management that makes players feel comfortable.