Sport is an entertainment, in one sense. But it's also a business.
If someone taps me on the shoulder and tells me they don't want me to open the batting for England, it's going to hurt.
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.
Physically and mentally, it's quite hard. But I'm playing cricket for England. It's what I dream about doing.
The delight you feel in that split second you score your first hundred is so intense it can't be repeated.
Just because you're made England captain, it doesn't mean that you suddenly know everything about captaincy.
All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful.
Franchise cricket is here to stay because of the money.
Learning on the job as England captain is hard.
Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score.
I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.
Being a dad is best thing you can do, it's very exciting.
Parenthood changes things a lot.
I always found one-day cricket a lot harder. I had to change my game.
When you're playing, every ball seems like the biggest event. When you're sitting back, you can see the overall picture better.
I don't think you have to be this macho man all the time, just because you play sport.
I'm not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too.
Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever.
The battle between bat and ball is a one-on-one thing. I love that stuff, but you play it in a team.
I am hugely honoured and proud to be receiving a knighthood.
I think it's very hard to shake what people first think of you straightaway.
You're never as good as people say you are and you're never as bad as people say you are. You're always in the middle at some stage.
You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.
No matter how much cricket you have played you are always learning.
Even when every Tom, Dick and Harry was calling for my head, I still felt I could get better at being captain.
I do feel sorry for my younger brother, he used to field a lot.
It's quite nice to switch off and not see anything to do with cricket.
If I was a second-team player, I probably would have gone to uni.
You're only England captain for a very short space of time.
I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.
