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From the age of 6, when I won my first race in skiing, I was on the national ski teams, really until Olympics in '72, so I always had a lot of discipline and commitment to achieve as much as I could in good way. Competitiveness doesn't stop when you stop skiing. ”
In England, everyone is really physically strong. They can play three games, and then they are ready to play the fourth. If you are a Spanish team, and you give away a corner against an English team, then you have to be ready. ”
A part of me feels very Swiss: I follow Swiss sports - curling, for example - and I support Swiss teams. I love Roger Federer. ”
Madrid excites me. They are one of the best teams in the world. ”
It is when your team is losing that the captain has to keep the players together. He has to fight for them. ”
It's important what you can do for your team. Even if you score 30-40, if it contributes to team's victory, then it is always memorable. ”
Every team goes through a lean patch. ”
Cricket is a team game. No individual can just say he can win it on his own. ”
I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team. ”
I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose... this is one of the biggest achievements to get into semifinal. Not many teams do that. For me, it's a real achievement. ”