The resilience of these people is amazing. I am a great believer that the sooner we get things up and running in terms of sport in this area, the better.

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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was...

Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was...

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world...

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world...

I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching...

I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching...

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies...

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies...

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning....

I half knew what to expect when I saw the cricket ground in the morning....

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

Winston Churchill would be great to have around the table.

You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older...

You will attract the younger generation and they might well prove tougher than the older...

Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer...

Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer...

I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket...

I can remember running around at the age of 3, wanting to play golf, cricket...

I watched children dying. That will be the image that will stay with me.

I watched children dying. That will be the image that will stay with me.

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.

Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.

What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow...

What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.

I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.

I think I'd struggle to get excited by synchronised swimming.

The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When...

The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When...

I'm not a great one for looking back.

I'm not a great one for looking back.

If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got...

If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, that's got...

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel...

There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel...