69 Quotes by Jonny Bairstow

Well, I grew up in a certain way, through the experiences that I had, so I don't know how I would have turned out had things been different.

All sportsmen have superstitions, or at least they have routines. You look at Rafa Nadal and the way he organises his water bottles. Me, I always put my left pad and left shoe on first.

Anyone who has been born in Yorkshire is very proud of it. It's something that's embedded in your character.

You only have to see the rate of divorce in cricket. You're away so much and then 18 months later, you're around all the time and not sure what to do with the rest of your life. You go from being at the peak of your powers to being at the bottom of the food chain.

Who says we can't win the World Cup and the Ashes in the same year? Oh yes we can. It all goes back to my motto in life: Be proud of how far you've come - and have faith in how far you can still go.

People don't actually see what's gone on behind the scenes - the hard work, when you're doing your rehab, when you're sleeping on an ice machine - and yet they have an opinion on it.

It's all well and good when it's going good and people have an opinion on how well you're playing, but it's the hidden things they don't see.

You look at the challenges that have been put in front of me as a cricketer over a period of time. There have been quite a few. I'd like to think I've come through most of them.

I've not given up my keeping, I want to make that very, very clear. I'm still working hard on my keeping and it's something I still want to do.