Quotes by Shane Warne

“I hope they dont let Brett Lee anywhere near it [a portrait of himself] with a black pen because I might end up with a moustache like Merv Hughess”

“Even though we are the home side, the pressure will be on England. I cant remember how long it is since they reached the final of a leading tournament, so there will be so much expectation on them now.”

“But its very hard being on the road. Its very lonely.”

“If he (Smith) wants to continue to make ridiculous statements and look like an idiot, he must just continue in this vein.”

“I wasnt that happy with the way I bowled, I struggled for rhythm, I even bowled a few no-balls and things like that.”

“All Graeme Smith did was say some ridiculous stuff.”

“Theres a lot of thick green grass on it, and its pretty hard.”

“Ive obviously got a psychological advantage being a spinner against those guys, with the record that Ive got against South Africa. If they want to juice [the wicket] up and negate me, Ill take my 0 for 40 and we win in three days. That means a series win and a couple of days of golf. Ill take it every time.”

“But once you do that its a beautiful place to bat, the ball comes onto the bat nicely and the bounce is even.”

“South Africa showed a lot of fight out there, and in the end we probably wanted it just a little more.”

Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isnt.

With just about every player in Australia, his whole goal and ambition is to play for Australia. Thats why theyre playing first class cricket. Its just a different attitude.

Being in love with somebody is a wonderful feeling.