AB de Villiers

I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet. ”

If you pick up that information, the first metre or two, the ball coming out of the hand, you can analyse what's coming. ”

To cross the line for the team, to have an impact on winning the game - that's why I play this game. ”

The main lesson I learned from 2015 is that a World Cup doesn't define a player's career. ”

Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year. ”

You live for those pressure moments. Through an international career, you have ups and downs, but you always feel you are going to be tested in moments like that. It has taken me years to feel comfortable and to feel like I have good composure in those situations. ”

There's a lot of reasons I had to move on. Family's definitely a big part of it. And the longevity of my career - I played for 15 years, and I was just tired of the whole international scene. It's quite busy. Very stressful. ”

Captaining South Africa was definitely not one of my goals. ”

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition. ”

Far from being a mere consequence of winning, strong team spirit is an essential ingredient of sporting success; it comes before, not afterwards. ”