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The records I always maintained were there to serve just one purpose - that was to be broken

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

I just like the idea of trying something that no one's ever tried before, and I really wanted to know if it was possible.

I'd like to try to inspire the youth, that's obviously where our future is and the kids are the ones you can mould and you can give them ideas and opportunities and I'd like to try to inspire all the young kids because I had a dream when I was young, that was to play for Australia.

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

Waves are fascinating, the way they are created by wind far out at sea and groomed by different winds as they come closer to shore. We surfers ride the very last part of the wave's life before it crashes and disappears, never to be seen again.

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

Fear - It's a fine line between that and pushing yourself. You definitely reach new heights when you push. But fear is good. Fear keeps us alive. If we didn't have it, we'd be doing crazy things and getting in sticky situations.

Winning is euphoric, but it lasts a short time. You've got to lap it up, then move on to the next thing. I think I've kept winning because I haven't attached myself to past successes.

I've always had a determination to perfect whatever I'm doing. If I can't do something, I work on it until I figure it out.

Surfers are in tune with the weather because if there's a storm coming, there are waves coming. I love the rain.

The ocean humbles you. You can go and win a world title, but you're never going to beat the ocean.

The first Tuesday of November, every year it is the same Every Aussie heart is beating with the excitement of the game For they bet on dream or fancy or the forms they've followed up From a dollar up to thousands on the famous Melbourne Cup

The game of cricket existed long before I was born. It will be played centuries after my demise. During my career I was privileged to give the public my interpretation of its character in the same way that a pianist might interpret the works of Beethoven.

Winning the world championship in '66 was really the pinnacle of the whole thing, because to win a championship with an Australian made engine was a fantastic feather in our cap.

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

I wouldn't have been what you'd call a champion if I had accepted failure when it first came, if I had looked at it and said, 'Well, that's it.'