James Anderson Quotes

Test cricket is about respecting the opposition, the conditions and the circumstances.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.

When you play on bad surfaces, you have to show your character and keep your concentration for the whole 90 minutes.

The U.S. Open just takes so much discipline. You have got to be a great putter and just kind of let things roll off your back.

A disciplined, patient, defensive period in a Test match is not old fashioned and boring - it's essential.

In Test cricket, you have to be adaptable.

When I'm on the field, family-wise, family matters, whatever off-the-field issues, I'm not worried about.

That's the way I've always played the game from when I was a kid. It didn't matter if we were up or down in the game, how it was going, how you felt, you played until the end.

In my opinion Test cricket is the best version of this game. It tests you mentally, physically, emotionally.

I think college tennis makes you tough.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don't really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

The China game was the best because it took the effort of everyone on the team to survive 120 minutes.

I've sat through boring speeches; didn't get up and leave.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

Obviously you have to have talent in order to play so you can't overlook that, but we won't overlook the character issue when it comes to talent because if they have talent and they don't have character, it's going to be very difficult to coach that person.

I just try to do what I have to do and let the people out there do what they have to do, which is have fun, scream, yell and jump around. I try to do what I have to do, which is play baseball, and I can only play in that piece of area there, so that's what I try to do.

My aim is to play Test matches. For me, there is a different feel of Test cricket as it tests your character. You come to know about your mental toughness, and most importantly, there is another level of satisfaction as a player.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.... The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.