Quotes from Glenn McGrath

A lot of people who have had the support of a McGrath breast care nurse, they come up and say what a positive difference it's made in their lives and that in itself makes me realise what we're doing is having a big positive effect and inspires me to keep going.

What's the difference between a good player and a great player? A good player plays well in his own conditions - a great player plays well in all conditions.

I always wondered if I would know the right time to retire. After that first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2006 I had no intention of stopping. I was still focused and wanted a thousand international wickets. I was still driven.

The one thing you can't do is get carried away with that pace and bounce. There's a temptation to charge in and just slam the ball into the pitch and you can end up bowling too short. You still have to bowl the right length so that you threaten to take wickets.

The night before a game, I'd think about who I was playing, and then how I'd bowled against those guys, if I had got them out previously. While I was playing, I could recall nearly all my wickets and how I got the batsman out.

If Australians give you a hard time, then they respect you.

You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about themselves.

As a bowler it's a strange feeling when you start running through a team. You get that one wicket under your belt and suddenly you start running in feeling loose, feeling relaxed and thinking about what you want to bowl rather than focusing on trying to force that wicket.

I was part of the Australia team that lost the first Test at Edgbaston in 1997 and yet came back to win the series quite comfortably in the end.

Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005.

Losing Jane was tragic and I thought I'd never get married again, or have more children, or would even ever want to.

My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.

The difference between first-class cricket and international cricket isn't skill, it's attitude and the way you go about things.

I am devastated by the loss of my beautiful wife Jane. She was my best friend.

I'm just very impressed with the way Jimmy Anderson goes about his business.

There's always a little bit of anticipation - some people call it nerves - the night before, and although I always slept pretty well before big matches, you want to be on edge a little bit to get the best out of yourself.

When you let that discipline slip you're going to have big problems on the field.

I'm keen to get into trophy hunting, no animal in particular, but a big safari in Africa would be great.

England fans should be pretty happy to have Jofra Archer in their Test team - because he is something special.

Australia play best when they've got a bit of mongrel about them, when they play hard out in the middle, when they don't give an inch, when they play an aggressive brand of cricket.

You still have to enjoy the tour games. If you go out there and just go through the motions, you can easily get into bad habits, you lose a bit of rhythm or a bit of form and then things can go pretty bad pretty quickly.

Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision.

The support for the McGrath Foundation and what it has allowed the Foundation to achieve and grow into has been unbelievable.

When you've got a team who are making a concerted effort to make a batsman feel uncomfortable it can look pretty ordinary.