I was forced to learn a lot about psychology as a player, and as a captain to get the best out of others. There's still a lot of scepticism about it in sport and the workplace, but dealing with fluctuations… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I learnt that as soon as you have a negative thought, just push it to the back of your mind. The question is, when it's you versus 11 others; can you be positive under pressure? That's what defines winners. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I've definitely grown into the job after that difficult first Test against Pakistan. I'd been captain for the Sri Lanka one-dayers, which hadn't gone… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I think there will be one overarching coach for Tests and one-day cricket. I think you need one person in control and in charge… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
I have to accept that my role is to gather the runs slowly. Kevin Pietersen is flamboyant, but that style doesn't work for me. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
Cricket is 90-95 per cent mental. To score runs, you've got to feel good about yourself. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
In the cricket world, with a lot of little issues that people are getting in a tizz around, I'm just like: Don't worry about… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
When I arrived at Middlesex I was the only guy who'd been to public school and I got plenty of stick. But it wasn't… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
But there are definitely times when I just need to write to clarify my thoughts and put any doubts to bed. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
No one has ever doubted Kevin Pietersen's abilities as a player, he has been a phenomenal player for England for a long period of… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
The way you speak to a team is very important - both before a Test and during the game itself. If you try and… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
T20 has become a longer and longer format of the game. It is more than four hours in a lot of parts of the… — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
That's what sport can do to you: it gives you a lot of heartache and pain, and sometimes the ultimate rewards. — Andrew Strauss Copy Share Image
