Quotes from Dale Steyn

There's so much in favor of batsmen these days. Fields are small, two new balls, powerplays, bats have got bigger than they used to be, the list can go on.

I think it's really difficult for women to be involved with sportsmen that travel, or men to be involved with men or women, whoever it may be.

In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India, it does not bounce and finds the middle of the bat and goes flying to point or extra cover for four.

The biggest relief off my shoulders was when I retired from Test cricket and I knew I didn't have to bowl 40 overs in a Test anymore.

It's terrible to consider never playing another Test again but what's more terrifying is the thought of never playing again at all.

I want to play Test cricket until I die, seriously.

If you're playing Test cricket you could bowl 20 overs in a day. I could play about five T20s in that space.

Test matches are what really drive me to perform.

Traditional cricket has gone out of the window. It's gone. T20 cricket has changed the game.

I'm lucky because not only do I have the chance to experience the thrill of winning, but I also get to bowl really fast. Those two things are the best feelings in the world, better than any drugs - not that I've tried any.

I love winning. Maybe it's more that I hate losing?

Sport can take a back seat, your health is the most important.

When you are in the company of greatness, there is only one thing to do: to raise your game.

I don't think age matters. In cricket, if you have the skill, you can go on playing.

I very rarely get to enjoy doing nothing.

We spend on average 220 days of the year out of the country. It's a long time to be away from your family especially when your children are growing up.

I used to be grumpy. I am no more. I am old now. See my grey beards.

You get guys that are good. Then you get guys that are excellent. And then you get AB de Villiers.

It's important to get under your opponent's skin and let them know that you are coming for them out in the middle. When you do that, half the battle's won!

There have been a few times when I wondered if I was ever going to take a wicket, but you never give up.

Pace is the most important thing. That is the one thing that I have had throughout my whole career.

I've never chased records.

As long as that drive is still there to play at the highest level, to get batters out, fox them and outsmart them and that kind of stuff, if I can do that I'm going to continue to do that.

If you're not going to the World Cup expecting to win, then you probably shouldn't go.