Athlete

We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.

We want to swing the ball as much as we can. We try and get it to reverse, putting more sweat on one side and things like that. But we don't cheat.

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

Obviously, international cricket is the main cricket you want to play, especially Test cricket.

I often speak about tennis being one of the most important sports when I was growing up, for my hand-eye coordination and quick feet.

Even the thunderous master-blasters, like Andre Russell and MS Dhoni, men who now make scoring more than 20 runs per over look simple, often thrive on the right side of an incredibly slender gap between six and out. They are not more lucky than anyone else. They are more brilliant.

My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team.

I just try and earn my right to get on top of the bowlers, and that is how I play every game.

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 why it goes on. It's a beautiful game that's greatly competitive between bat and ball.

In all kinds of sports, you have to get the confidence going within before you can start proving people wrong or right.

I love keeping. I'm in the game all the time. I see angles that I wouldn't normally see, and I feel part of what the captain does.

It would not be right for me to pick and choose where, when, and in what format I play for the Proteas.

From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else.

I have played incredible knocks with the lightest of bats.

After 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs, and 78 T20 Internationals, it is time for others to take over. I have had my turn, and to be honest, I am tired.

The World Cup is a tough tournament.

I believe all teams choke in certain situations.

The most important people to please are your family.

From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else.