I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and ...
RICKY PONTING I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my lif...
RICKY PONTING I had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.
RICKY PONTING They know how important this game is and how important it is that everyone is 100 per cent fit going...
RICKY PONTING We've probably got a decent first innings total already but hopefully we can start well in the morni...
RICKY PONTING His dismissal in the second innings was exactly how we want to get him out,
RICKY PONTING We came up a little bit short with our batting but our new ball bowling was outstanding,
RICKY PONTING I think we've been a lot more disciplined with our bowling. Our batting at times has been more disci...
RICKY PONTING I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.
RICKY PONTING He's not as hard on himself as he once was. He's learnt a lot about the way he has to play his crick...
RICKY PONTING Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the test matc...
RICKY PONTING Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the Test matc...
RICKY PONTING Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the test matc...
RICKY PONTING We'd like to think the game would be a sell-out. We're certainly looking forward to the game.
RICKY PONTING I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. ...
RICKY PONTING To have a week off in the middle of the season feels like a lot longer I think, so I feel really goo...
RICKY PONTING We're nowhere near our best yet but we still came away with a good win.
RICKY PONTING There's more happening in the 'papers than out on the field although there was a little bit of needl...
RICKY PONTING Bracken has got a great record here and he'll bowl well on the wicket.
RICKY PONTING He's bowling 150km/h most balls. There's a very small margin for error there.
RICKY PONTING If we can squeeze a few more runs out of the tail and then bowl well first thing in their innings it...
RICKY PONTING So hopefully we can keep him under pressure.
RICKY PONTING I guess it's disappointing for that kind of stuff to be coming out now,
RICKY PONTING We played very well this week, and it was a good team performance. But I'm not sure if the West Indi...
RICKY PONTING We're out there appealing every time we think something's out. I don't think there is anything wrong...
RICKY PONTING I think there's a good chance that Glenn will be OK.
RICKY PONTING Not scoring one for the whole calendar year last year was a bit disappointing but I didn't really fe...
RICKY PONTING There was only one person in charge on the field and that was me,
RICKY PONTING We're just trying to pick the best team for this game, first and foremost, but he's a young bloke wh...
RICKY PONTING Around the team I would have thought I have done most things right along the way,
RICKY PONTING I felt like I started pretty well and probably got worse as the innings went on,
RICKY PONTING It does look like a good wicket. I think it'll be a fairly traditional Sydney cricket wicket. It'll ...
RICKY PONTING It is always nice to win a series. We had lot of pressure in both games. Andrew and Clarke played we...
RICKY PONTING As an individual, if you are not playing as well as you like, you are always putting a bit more pres...
RICKY PONTING Jason just has to keep positive, keep working hard,
RICKY PONTING It's been mentally draining. The emotions have been up and down all day but I'm feeling pretty good ...
RICKY PONTING This England side [2004-5] have a different feel to them. They have a bit of a winning habit and win...
RICKY PONTING We were confident of going close -- maybe not as close as it was in the end.
RICKY PONTING Even though we've lost this game, I think we can take away as much from this game as England can. Th...
RICKY PONTING It hurt him a lot not taking part in the last test match so he will be pretty keen to prove everybod...
RICKY PONTING We bit the bullet early on day one and decided to bat on that wicket, knowing it will get a bit lowe...
RICKY PONTING It was a little bit of a thing we had to clear up from today. It wasn't an incident. There were a fe...
RICKY PONTING He's had a pretty solid workout this morning and did a lot of running between the wickets in the net...
RICKY PONTING We are looking at those areas, as we always do, to look for little ways that we can improve ourselve...
RICKY PONTING I wouldn't like to think that anybody is playing for their career in this game, certainly that hasn'...
RICKY PONTING I have never been one who has sat back and taken all the accolades when the team has gone well. I th...
RICKY PONTING I still rank England second,
RICKY PONTING All the guys in our rooms, although they're disappointed, can certainly hold their heads high and kn...
RICKY PONTING His cricket from that moment on has been terrific, his cricket has been first class and he needs to ...
RICKY PONTING If it did happen, there's nothing the players can do about it, but I ask the crowd to show a bit mor...
RICKY PONTING I am the captain, but I am not batting for everyone in the side and I am not bowling for everyone,
RICKY PONTING I'd still rank England second. We're No. 1 for what we've done over a long period of time. They're a...
RICKY PONTING I wouldn't take him at 60 or 70 percent fitness. He has to be right to bowl not just on Thursday mor...
RICKY PONTING Our cricket has been first class.
RICKY PONTING Cricket just takes a back seat, however much time he needs he's got. He's said his intention is to k...
RICKY PONTING It's probably the most nerve-racking end to a test match I've played in ... (maybe) any game of cric...
RICKY PONTING He was a fantastic player and leader. His services to cricket have been quite remarkable.
RICKY PONTING This Australian cricket team is still the best cricket team in the world and as far as I'm concerned...
RICKY PONTING I think we played some very good cricket, there's no doubt about that,
RICKY PONTING I guess at different times if they can't (execute plans) well then it might look like I have done so...
RICKY PONTING There's a tendency for balls to swing around here and hopefully we can take a few early wickets.
RICKY PONTING I know Shane has had some discussions with the selectors about it. He has certainly spoken to me abo...
RICKY PONTING Shane had a very heavy workload as well and as you can see from [the first Test] he has come through...
RICKY PONTING Looking back on the series I think the ruthless edge was missing,
RICKY PONTING I think they've just slightly had the edge over Sri Lanka and I think Sri Lanka probably rely on too...
RICKY PONTING We haven't been in a series before where we have to go into a final match needing to win to draw the...
RICKY PONTING The 10th-wicket century partnership between Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath probably has worked out to...
RICKY PONTING It's great to be tested in different conditions and we all know the ball turns in India. But there w...
RICKY PONTING We are looking a lot more confident than we were a couple of days ago,
RICKY PONTING It's great to be tested in different conditions and we all know the ball turns in India. But there w...
RICKY PONTING Everything he has done and shown would indicate that,
RICKY PONTING We've probably never been in this situation before, where we're going into the last match of a serie...
RICKY PONTING Dizzy has gone for a few anyway,
RICKY PONTING It would be nice if we could have that showdown that everyone is looking at: the Pakistani fast bowl...
RICKY PONTING Shaun is an extremely talented fast bowler who has impressed everyone with everything he's done. We ...
RICKY PONTING [Langer] has done everything this week to indicate he's ok. He's had a few hits in the nets and did ...
RICKY PONTING It's always good to win a Test match and if you win it comfortably, it can leave a few psychological...
RICKY PONTING If you saw my face, I looked at the fielder and then turned straight to the bowler and said 'I'm 100...
RICKY PONTING We're in really good shape for the finals and we're really looking forward to it.
RICKY PONTING We just gave away too big a start,
RICKY PONTING I would just like to see him continue working hard,
RICKY PONTING There are a couple of different ways we could go if he doesn't come up, but we are crossing our fing...
RICKY PONTING He's another one who's game has developed a lot over the last couple of years,
RICKY PONTING I have made my thoughts on it (sledging) well known over the last couple of years. We are more than ...
RICKY PONTING When Gilchrist and I got to Symonds I did not beat around the bush,
RICKY PONTING I'm looking forward to him playing an even bigger part down in Sydney now.
RICKY PONTING There's no room in sport for racism whatsoever. The players are all very aware of that, the crowd ne...
RICKY PONTING When we get those sorts of totals we're always going to be hard to chase down.
RICKY PONTING He'd certainly be pushing for it, yeah. I think he has been and the stats would probably back it up....
RICKY PONTING Brett is like he is because of his pace. If he drops back he becomes easier to hit so we addressed t...
RICKY PONTING I totally disagreed with him. Brett is the bowler he is because of his pace. If he drops his pace he...
RICKY PONTING I'm not concerned about those things, I know I'm not going to keep everybody happy along the way,
RICKY PONTING That was probably what got my back up more than anything, was to have their coach standing on the ba...
RICKY PONTING I've never been in this situation before, when we're going into the last Test having to win to draw ...
RICKY PONTING It doesn't make a lot of sense not to refer them.
RICKY PONTING There's no room in sport for racism whatsoever.
RICKY PONTING Kasper has done everything he can but Jason did well in his first spell,
RICKY PONTING I'm really happy with the way things have progressed and improved since we've returned from that tou...
RICKY PONTING Looking back on the series I think the ruthless edge probably was missing. The ruthless edge that co...
RICKY PONTING I was disappointed over my dismissal, given that it was at a crucial stage of the game and I had wor...
RICKY PONTING The older guys have been the ones who have performed the best, so how do you move them on?
RICKY PONTING He's worked hard all through the tour and unfortunately he just hasn't been at his best,
RICKY PONTING There's one eye on looking a bit further ahead but we still feel that we're obviously putting a very...
RICKY PONTING Since the first Super Series game here (in October) he's done a really good job, which doesn't surpr...
RICKY PONTING We just tried to pick the best team we can for this game,
RICKY PONTING They're also checking his teeth but he'll be okay to bat tomorrow.
RICKY PONTING If he does still have captaincy aspirations he had better join the queue, because I am not planning ...
RICKY PONTING I guess we speak pretty loosely, don't we, about looking forward to the Ashes and all that—and we ...
RICKY PONTING It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match.
RICKY PONTING We have to see where Glenn is at, hopefully he is going to be available for the Ashes, which would b...
RICKY PONTING It's a song that we sing after we win a Test match. We sing it after every one-day series win. I...
RICKY PONTING We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which ...
RICKY PONTING How much golf I actually play depends on whom you ask. My wife says I'm out there every day. If ...
RICKY PONTING I've told the guys to keep their heads up. I really believe we played a great game here.
RICKY PONTING It's always good to win a Test match and if you win it comfortably, it can leave a few psycholog...
RICKY PONTING We have played so well that the guys have really made my job fairly easy.
RICKY PONTING It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.
RICKY PONTING Every decision you make in life, not just on the sporting field - a lot of time and energy goes into...
RICKY PONTING Since the late 1970s, it's all been downhill, it's all been on the defensive.
JEFF PONTING This may seem like little. But add it all up and it saves the contractor a lot of money, allowing hi...
JEFF PONTING People were vomiting, throwing up on the streets, kids were crying and screaming. It was chaos. And ...
JEFF PONTING Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by mysel...
RICKY WILLIAMS The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.
RICKY WILLIAMS As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there ...
RICKY WILLIAMS As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the...
RICKY WILLIAMS A team takes on the personality of the head coach.
RICKY WILLIAMS I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the streng...
RICKY WILLIAMS When you make that crossover from life to real life, when you're not treated as a child anymore ...
RICKY WILLIAMS I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be p...
RICKY WILLIAMS I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to...
RICKY WILLIAMS There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something mea...
RICKY WILLIAMS One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.
RICKY WILLIAMS Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice...
RICKY WILLIAMS I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that da...
RICKY WILLIAMS To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime ...
RICKY WILLIAMS I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.
RICKY WILLIAMS There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be abl...
RICKY WILLIAMS People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.
RICKY WILLIAMS One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking ab...
RICKY WILLIAMS I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearanc...
RICKY WILLIAMS At the core, we're all spiritual beings.
RICKY WILLIAMS Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
RICKY WILLIAMS I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
RICKY WILLIAMS Even in 'Hollyoaks,' we were known as 'the black family' as opposed to just 'the...
RICKY WHITTLE The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin...
RICKY SKAGGS My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with...
RICKY WHITTLE Like every art form, there are jealousies and angers and competitiveness in magic. But there's c...
RICKY JAY It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bl...
RICKY SKAGGS Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstor...
RICKY JAY I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were...
RICKY SCHRODER Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, persevera...
RICKY MARTIN I don't think anything can prepare you for the 'Strictly' experience. It really is insan...
RICKY WHITTLE I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made...
RICKY JAY They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same.
RICKY NELSON Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.
RICKY NELSON You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself.
RICKY NELSON We all have to go through our own spiritual process. It is very difficult. Some people are strugglin...
RICKY MARTIN I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselv...
RICKY MARTIN Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell ...
RICKY MARTIN I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.
RICKY MARTIN Ignore the ignorant.
RICKY MARTIN The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Eve...
RICKY MARTIN I eat everything, that's a problem. I don't have discipline. My favorite dish is the Caribbe...
RICKY MARTIN Every family is different. I am mom and I am dad and I'm going to do my best. You should be prou...
RICKY MARTIN I want my children to be proud of their father and to say, 'My father is the best dad in the wor...
RICKY MARTIN One day I'm riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on...
RICKY MARTIN I don't need anything to live, to be honest. Give me a mattress or a futon on the floor and I...
RICKY MARTIN When you take things too seriously, you get old. You have to be silly. Whenever people say, 'Hey...
RICKY MARTIN When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committ...
RICKY MARTIN Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the o...
RICKY MARTIN Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're bo...
RICKY MARTIN Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the messa...
RICKY MARTIN I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are conside...
RICKY MARTIN I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.
RICKY MARTIN A lot of people say, 'Wow, you're a single father of twin boys, that's crazy!' Two t...
RICKY MARTIN These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come f...
RICKY MARTIN The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone.
RICKY MARTIN Country's hip; it's cool music.
RICKY SKAGGS To reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again.
RICKY NELSON I am not a wolf in sheep's clothing, I'm a wolf in wolf's clothing.
RICKY GERVAIS I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I a...
RICKY WILLIAMS I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.
RICKY SCHRODER You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to y...
RICKY MARTIN There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famo...
RICKY GERVAIS Unlike other Jewish families, we didn't go out for Chinese food on Sundays, but we spent our tim...
RICKY JAY The best food I've had was actually in catering at 'Single Ladies.' It's insane. I c...
RICKY WHITTLE My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to ...
RICKY SCHRODER It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. ...
RICKY SCHRODER I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with ...
RICKY SCHRODER I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white dr...
RICKY WHITTLE In all of your living, don't forget to live.
RICKY MAYE I was very outgoing, and a good-looking kid. I started doing all the catalogs. I made 60 commercials...
RICKY SCHRODER When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist....
RICKY MARTIN I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to pract...
RICKY WILLIAMS Every collaboration with a new person is like when you take a bin of Legos and dump them on the floo...
RICKY REED I didn't grow up around wild horses, no. But I've appreciated their beauty and their power e...
RICKY SCHRODER I don't want to dream anymore, I want my life to be real!
RICKY MARTIN It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. Ther...
RICKY SKAGGS I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good c...
RICKY WILLIAMS Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone fr...
RICKY MARTIN