AB de Villiers

I do enjoy fielding.

— AB de Villiers

Every wicket you play on is different.

— AB de Villiers

I don't overthink things.

— AB de Villiers

Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.

— AB de Villiers

The World Cup is a tough tournament.

— AB de Villiers

I Can't win the World Cup alone

— AB de Villiers

I don't really like attention too much.

— AB de Villiers

I've always been a people pleaser.

— AB de Villiers

I am fully aware that cricket is like a second religion in Pakistan.

— AB de Villiers

Nothing comes close to the IPL, to be honest.

— AB de Villiers

I think I have a natural hitting ability.

— AB de Villiers

I believe all teams choke in certain situations.

— AB de Villiers

It's never easy to lose. But life is not all sunshine and roses.

— AB de Villiers

I know what makes me good, and it's not a bat.

— AB de Villiers

I truly love captaining. I've grown into enjoying it.

— AB de Villiers

It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself.

— AB de Villiers

It's a huge honour to play my 100th Test, and I never in my life thought I'll be in this kind of…

— AB de Villiers

I can't keep playing 10-11 months a year and keep being sharp after 15 years of international cricket.

— AB de Villiers

There are big tournaments going on around the world, and some of them you cannot ignore because, financially, they make a huge…

— AB de Villiers

I know Test cricket is more about endurance. T20 is more about innovating, creating, and the energy at the wicket.

— AB de Villiers

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

— AB de Villiers

Wrong is wrong. Guys try to find a way to get the ball to reverse, but you have to stay in the…

— AB de Villiers

If you don't learn, especially if you are not playing well, then you are not going to move forward as a team.

— AB de Villiers

We want to swing the ball as much as we can. We try and get it to reverse, putting more sweat on…

— AB de Villiers

I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and…

— AB de Villiers

There's a lot of reasons I had to move on. Family's definitely a big part of it. And the longevity of my…

— AB de Villiers

I truly believe that players who tell you they don't feel the pressure of international cricket, of being away from home for…

— AB de Villiers

Playing at the highest level alongside your friends, scoring runs for your country are things that I look back and go, 'Ah,…

— AB de Villiers

It's not really part of the game to say, 'Oh, it's a batter's game; it's a batter's game' - I don't know…

— AB de Villiers

Even the thunderous master-blasters, like Andre Russell and MS Dhoni, men who now make scoring more than 20 runs per over look…

— AB de Villiers

I'm not a nice guy on the field, and I've never really respected a guy who's been a 'nice guy' on the…

— AB de Villiers

My mindset in all three formats, in any situation, is exactly the same. I just want to get myself in, get myself…

— AB de Villiers

It was a bit of a surprise when the national captaincy came my way.

— AB de Villiers

It's important on any English wicket to leave well.

— AB de Villiers

I try and keep my feet on the ground and keep working at my game.

— AB de Villiers

Captaining South Africa was definitely not one of my goals.

— AB de Villiers

I'm not the kind of guy who cares how many hundreds I've scored.

— AB de Villiers

I don't like to celebrate my own achievements.

— AB de Villiers

I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.

— AB de Villiers

The most important people to please are your family.

— AB de Villiers