Quotes By Imran Khan

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.

I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.

I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.

The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

In most of Pakistan it is a feudal country. People are very scared and oppressed by authority. But when you move to these wilder areas, they are not so easily suppressed.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.

Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

People didn't wasn't the People's party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.

Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.

A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.

Just give it everything you've got and bowl as fast as possible.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

I want to have a president in the U.S. who tries to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.

Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

The Westoxified Pakistanis have been selling their souls and killing their own people for a few million dollars.

Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.