A biography for Michael Clarkehasn’t been written yet.
“It takes a lot of hard work to feel you can walk out onto a ground in an international game and have success and once you get it you want it to stay forever. So you've got to ride that wave for as long as you can.”
“Sangakkara was a force and an absolute gentleman of the game.”
“The teams that have won the World Cup, I've looked at them as the No. 1 team in the world.”
“You need to do what's comfortable to you... if it doesn't suit your personality then I wouldn't try to be someone I'm not.”
“I'm not going to buy a magazine to read about Denzel Washington's personal life.”
“What Kohli and Tendulkar have in common is they love making big hundreds.”
“I always know in advance what I've got coming up. Preparation's important to me - it helps my performance.”
“I've said openly I'd love to take part in the IPL at some stage.”
“I've never scored an easy hundred, it's always been tough, especially against a very good attack.”
“I remember my father, when I was a kid, retiring me on 50. He never used to let me bat past 50. He'd say I had to retire to give the other kids an opportunity.”
“Every time I come to India, I know I am going to get some great food.”
“Respecting every individual is very important. It starts with respecting elders regardless of profession.”
“Lot of people think I have played international cricket for 13 years, but I started at six years of age, so it is 28 years of cricket.”
“I don't want to miss any game for Australia.”
“When I was younger I cared more about the position I batted.”
“The way I've been brought up to play cricket, the captain has always taken accountability for success and defeat.”
“Play tough Australian cricket. Whether we like it or not, that's in our blood. If you try and walk away from it, we might be the most liked team in the world, we're not going to win. We won't win a game.”
“I love batting at four.”
“These one-dayers and these Twenty20s is where Virat Kohli can really stand up and lead from the front.”
“Guys only really have watches and cars as show pieces, and that's why so many men love their watches - it's our show piece, it's our style. And what I like especially about Hublot is the variety.”