Quotes About Discipline

I think a lot when I'm on my own - and much of it is about cricket.

Test cricket should be No. 1 for every cricketer.

I used to get up at five in the morning and play cricket.

Whenever I have played a game of cricket, whether it is under-16, under-19, or State level, my approach has been the same.

As a child, I was into cricket and boxing in school.

In four-day cricket, you have to be consistent; you have to bowl in one area.

I've always felt that when I've been successful in red-ball cricket it has been because I've left the ball well and sometimes in cricket the shots you don't play are more important than the ones you do.

It's all about doing the little things right. It doesn't matter what form of cricket you are playing. Just keep things simple, and you will succeed.

Cricket kept me away from trouble.

Treat cricket like a sport.

I've played cricket seriously since I was eight years old, when I first played for the Essex under-11s. I can't just turn it off.

Through county cricket all the way up to international cricket, the individual needs to be responsible for his behaviour.

I do a lot of a cross training.

When you play in Serie A, it's crucial to keep a clear head and use it for more than just scoring goals.

There's no crying in basketball.

In snooker, it's very important to keep very still on the shot and allow the cue to do the work.

Even as a boy, my dad always told me, 'Don't show emotion.' If I banged my cue, he would give me a row and say, 'Stop that.' Don't show any petulance. It was developed, certainly, but I think you have got to have it in you.

Don't wait for inspiration. Learn to cultivate it.

I exercise every day. I don't get up and have a cup of coffee anymore, I get up and move to get blood to my brain.

I should have only one cup of coffee a day. I try to do that most of the time, but sometimes on the road you need a little more.

You know, we've got to be able to understand that in order to curb their behavior, we've got to be accountable as parents in how we raise our children.

I got a lot of whoopings back in the day. I was a very curious kid.

I'm always curious about other writers' routines.

If you don't have to get out of bed and do something every morning, that's kind of a curse.