Dale Steyn

I have never been a stats person.

— Dale Steyn

I very rarely get to enjoy doing nothing.

— Dale Steyn

I want to play Test cricket until I die, seriously.

— Dale Steyn

South African cricket, we're pretty resilient.

— Dale Steyn

I love winning. Maybe it's more that I hate losing?

— Dale Steyn

I want to bowl fast till I retire.

— Dale Steyn

Do I like being No. 1? Absolutely. Who doesn't?

— Dale Steyn

I will play until I can't play anymore.

— Dale Steyn

Coaches have plans and structures, and if you're not in those plans you shouldn't take it personally.

— Dale Steyn

When you are in the company of greatness, there is only one thing to do: to raise your game.

— Dale Steyn

When I first started the biggest thing I wanted was for the opposition to acknowledge me.

— Dale Steyn

When I'm in South Africa, I make it a point to take my dogs out to the beach.

— Dale Steyn

Pace is the most important thing. That is the one thing that I have had throughout my whole career.

— Dale Steyn

If you're not going to the World Cup expecting to win, then you probably shouldn't go.

— Dale Steyn

The kind of fishing that I do is pretty much bass, trout or freshwater fishing.

— Dale Steyn

Normally if I am on holiday I'll be planning a fishing trip or a surfing trip.

— Dale Steyn

That's a beautiful thing about India, they got such a big pool of players to call upon. If somebody gets injured, the…

— Dale Steyn

I've never been bothered about being the highest wicket-taker in the world or the best South African bowler in the world.

— Dale Steyn

But I love bowling in India, the grounds are quite flat whereas in South Africa you feel you are running uphill.

— Dale Steyn

I want to be a good cricketer, but I am a person first and a cricketer second. I won't always be a…

— Dale Steyn

The more 'A' side cricket that can be played, it will keep the fringe of international cricket interested.

— Dale Steyn

Great fast bowlers don't have to worry about whether the track is flat or green. They'll find a way to get wickets.

— Dale Steyn

Generally I don't say too much on the field. However, I am a fast bowler and with that comes the responsibility of…

— Dale Steyn

I think the more common players who have been around for a while - Joe Root, Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad…

— Dale Steyn

I could bowl really fast and as the years went on I started to develop more skills - I learnt how to…

— Dale Steyn

When you don't have sport, it's like, oh, what do we fall back onto? And I think Nelson Mandela was the first…

— Dale Steyn

I mean everyone's always spoken about fast bowlers and especially myself as a strike bowler, but I look at myself as somebody…

— Dale Steyn

In South Africa, you can get away sometimes because of the bounce. You may get away with full wide balls. In India,…

— Dale Steyn

I don't want a new ball when I am bowling in the subcontinent. I want an old ball that can't get hit…

— Dale Steyn

It's something that I've wanted to do for a while, play Big Bash. Unfortunately representing the Proteas for the bulk of my…

— Dale Steyn

Someone like Shane Warne played the game on and off the field really well and got into guys' heads. Even though he…

— Dale Steyn

I think 'A' sides are extremely important, as close as you can get to international cricket. You are often playing against internationals…

— Dale Steyn

Test matches are what really drive me to perform.

— Dale Steyn

I've never chased records.

— Dale Steyn

Steve Smith is a marvelous player.

— Dale Steyn

In a World Cup you don't have anywhere to hide.

— Dale Steyn

I used to be grumpy. I am no more. I am old now. See my grey beards.

— Dale Steyn

The workload with Test cricket was too much as I want to extend my career for as long as I can.

— Dale Steyn

If I wanted to do anything in the coaching world, I would probably need to upskill myself.

— Dale Steyn

Traditional cricket has gone out of the window. It's gone. T20 cricket has changed the game.

— Dale Steyn