Quotes By Imran Khan

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

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

But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.

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.

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

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

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

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.

Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.

Because I'm anti-war, I've been called pro-Taliban.

I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.

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.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

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

I am basically a private person.

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

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

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

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

But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.

If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?

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.

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

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.