103 Quotes by AB de Villiers

I've always been a people pleaser.

Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.

I've always been shy.

I try and keep my feet on the ground and keep working at my game.

I don't really like attention too much.

I can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 years of international cricket.

I announced my retirement from international cricket in May 2018 because I wanted to reduce my workload and spend more time with my wife and young sons. Some have insisted I was motivated purely by money. They are wrong.

I have always wanted to play at the top of the order.

Even the thunderous master-blasters, like Andre Russell and MS Dhoni, men who now make scoring more than 20 runs per over look simple, often thrive on the right side of an incredibly slender gap between six and out. They are not more lucky than anyone else. They are more brilliant.