A biography for Steve Smithhasn’t been written yet.
“It's great to retain the Ashes but it just doesn't sit right with me when you don't win it.”
“I look at some of the best players around the world and sometimes I do try and bat like them.”
“I generally have been a good player of spin.”
“We like to play good, hard, tough, aggressive cricket when we're out in the field.”
“I'm not in the game for personal accolades. I'm here to do my job and score as many runs for the team as I can.”
“I've always dreamt of playing in a shield final with NSW and to win it and to be captain of the side, it's a great thrill.”
“I think part of being a professional cricket player is being able to adapt to conditions.”
“It's nice to have someone to come home to and get the honest truth about all aspects of life.”
“When you've got off to a good start and you've got wickets in the shed you've got to keep trying to take the game on.”
“I guess everyone is entitled their opinion and how they want to treat people, but it is water of a duck's back.”
“I'm very hard on myself.”
“For me, it's about making sure the mental side of my game is in a good place; if it is, then it's just about backing your ability when you are out in the middle and doing what you can for the team.”
“I guess the thing with South Africa and Australia, the conditions are probably the two most similar around the world. The pace in the wickets are generally pretty similar, and the pace and bounce.”
“I've played a lot of T20 cricket and know the game.”
“I generally play spinners quite aggressively.”
“I always had the belief in my ability. I just needed something to prove it to myself.”
“It's what I always wanted to do, play in the Australian side as a batsman.”
“I wear football socks and I actually tape my shoelaces to my socks. I don't like anything to be putting me off. I don't have an excuse of the shoelaces coming off.”
“There are a lot of carbs in beer.”
“I have always self-coached. It's something that I am big on.”