Quotes by Andrew Flintoff

As a cricketer, I played on bravado and character. My personality was bound up with how I played the game.

I've thrived on people writing me off. Because if you write me off, I'll shut you up.

I never really felt I belonged; there was always a sense of apartness. At school, I was the cricketer.

Success isn't about things we acquire.

I've seen material competitiveness destroy relationships in dressing rooms. People end up worrying about what someone else is earning and whether they're missing out.

I'm gradually getting rid of all the things I don't need.

I've tired of looking into the future, imagining all the things I want to have.

Looking at my family today, I think, 'I could not have done any better.' That's one thing I have got right.

It was two different worlds: my world - cricket, the dressing room and the lads. And then family. Even when they travelled with me, it wasn't always easy to bridge the gap.

Looking back, I feel for the missus. She used to get the worst of me.