A biography for Dale Steynhasn’t been written yet.
“It's enough to play for South Africa and take wickets for South Africa, and then I managed to get 400. I never thought that that would happen.”
“As long as I've got that urge and that fight and fire inside of me I'll continue and records will come and records will be broken. But the day I don't feel that kind of stuff I'm happy to walk away.”
“I never want to restrict myself and say I'm at my ultimate peak, I'm always looking to take myself to a higher level.”
“When I am off the field, I am the calm, very quiet kind of easy-sailing ocean, and then when I am on a hot streak with a cricket ball, I can be the most disastrous waters you have ever been in.”
“Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock were my heroes, so I thought averaging 22 or 23 and taking five-wicket hauls was normal.”
“If you are playing in the right conditions, there is always motivation to bowl fast. If you are playing in the wrong condition then you want to be a batsman.”
“I have never gone into a competition wanting to lose. I have always gone in wanting to win.”
“I want to keep experimenting and trying to change my game.”
“Steve Smith is a marvelous player.”
“When I'm in South Africa, I make it a point to take my dogs out to the beach.”
“The more 'A' side cricket that can be played, it will keep the fringe of international cricket interested.”
“I have four dogs - Sadi, a Retriever, and Oscar, Ruby and Bella, who are Yorkies.”
“I want to be a good cricketer, but I am a person first and a cricketer second. I won't always be a cricketer, but I will always be a person.”
“I want to play Test cricket until I die, seriously.”
“With my work schedule, it's difficult for me to spend quality time with my dogs. But whenever I'm home, I make it a point to spend as much time as possible with my dogs.”
“If you're playing Test cricket you could bowl 20 overs in a day. I could play about five T20s in that space.”
“There have been a few times when I wondered if I was ever going to take a wicket, but you never give up.”
“I enjoy taking wickets more than most people can understand. I'm addicted to that feeling.”
“Lord's is a special place. I used to love watching games there as a youngster and I've been fortunate enough to play a couple of games there.”
“If I wanted to do anything in the coaching world, I would probably need to upskill myself.”