Quotes By Kevin Pietersen

A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.

The England team is a team that never, ever stops.

In the past I've thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.

I don't feel sorry for myself.

I'm a very proud person.

During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.

People do write books.

I hate these reality TV shows where people walk off Big Brother and think they're A-list celebrities when they've done nothing in their lives, it really does my head in.

I can never sit still for five minutes.

I am who I am, in terms of shooting from the hip occasionally.

I always say that things are meant to be and everything happens for a reason, so I don't have any regrets.

I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.

I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.

I change, like every single normal person.

I am very driven.

It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.

It's tough being me.

Leaving South Africa was very difficult.

It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.

There's so many differences of opinion in the papers.

I'm as hungry as ever.

I love living in London but I would like to buy a place in Dubai and spend a few months of the year out there.

My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.

The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.

I'm not a robot.

I get along fine with the press.

It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.

I love England and I love cricket.

When I was single I went out a lot. I don't go out all that often now.