A biography for Kevin Pietersenhasn’t been written yet.
“I need to rein myself in sometimes.”
“I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.”
“Big players want to play in front of big audiences.”
“I am very driven.”
“The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.”
“An achilles, if it doesn't heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again.”
“During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.”
“The hardest thing is that you can't trust people now. You just can't.”
“I'm a very proud person.”
“I can never sit still for five minutes.”
“It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.”
“No one in their right mind would turn down the contracts I've been offered.”
“I've had to calm down, I have a kid! It is amazing. It's the best thing ever. Nothing better than it.”
“I'm as hungry as ever.”
“I'd like to think that every captain around the world has a vision of how they want their teams to play and most of them are allowed to take their teams forward in their own way.”
“Leaving South Africa was very difficult.”
“I have never been racist.”
“I've realised I can be happy.”
“The England team is a team that never, ever stops.”
“It's tough being me.”