It was bloody difficult getting followed around all the time.
The first thing is to be patient, which is probably the hardest thing to do. Don't worry if blokes are whacking you out of the park because you still have the opportunity to get him out next ball, even if it's not the same ball.
I've slept with a couple of people and made some poor choices and put things in jeopardy with [...] what I was happy with, and that's my own fault. I've got no one else to blame about that stuff.
I just play because I love playing and I try and take as many wickets as I can.
I think when two people get together, their past is their past. Their reputations are reputations. You can only take someone the way you find them... on face value. I think that was how we were both, the way we were.
Being in love with somebody is a wonderful feeling.
The reason why I have lost weight is that I looked at the international schedule and thought that I wanted to play for another two years. It is a very hectic schedule and if I want to get through that then I have to be in the best shape that I can.
The public want to see people play an exciting brand of cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar is the hardest batsman I've ever had to bowl to because he judges the length a lot quicker than anyone else.
I think he lives in such a rarified bubble these days, he doesn't understand what reality is any more.
In the space of one delivery so much had changed. My confidence was sky-high. I was pumped up and rock'n'rolling.
My only problem is the fear that opposition bowlers might go for my fingers and that's why I was scared of the short ball. Now I am struggling with the ball pitching up and swinging away. I just keep nicking that one.
We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.
I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.
With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.
There are a lot more tabloids in England that like to report other things in your life, some of which are true and some of which are exaggerated and untrue. There have been stories where people claim to have seen me in one place and I wasnt even in that city then. The Aussie press is more judgmental and moralistic.
I think we have got the wood on South Africa, but that does not mean they are not a good team. They intimidate a lot of teams but we intimidate them. There is no disrespect for South Africa; they are a very good team.
Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get.
There are no secrets about England - they are searching for positives.
I have a responsibility to my children to be fit and healthy.
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