An out-and-out fast bowler is one of the great sights in cricket.
James Anderson
What I try to do is improve as much as I can so I can be the best bowler I possibly can.
Partnerships are not just about bowling in tandem all the time. It all is about helping the other guy get in the right frame of mind.
I play a bit of golf, off a 12 handicap.
An inswinger - that gets an lbw or bowled - after a few outswingers is always very pleasing.
The time to think about personal achievement is at the end of your career.
I've just enjoyed playing for England - it's an amazing job.
I think I have got a decent pain threshold.
Milestones have never really meant a lot. They probably will mean more when I've finished playing and actually reflect on what I have achieved.
It is easy to get carried away in this Twenty20 era and think Test cricket has to be entertaining all the time.
I dreamt of playing for Lancashire then but never really thought it would happen.
A coach can help only so much. Out on the field you need a partner.
Instinctively I know the difference between general pain from bowling, and pain caused by a specific problem.
There's a fiercely competitive rivalry between myself and Virat Kohli - but also enormous mutual respect.
For me, what works is keeping training short but with high intensity and then recovering well. Physio, massage, icing, things like that.
A lot is made of the pink ball. But it is the same really. A good ball is a good ball, regardless of the colour. You might want to bowl a touch fuller with the pink ball when it is nipping around but generally a pink kookaburra behaves the same as a red kookaburra.
Test cricket tests your ability as a cricketer but also bring out your true character.
For a fast bowler, not much stress goes through my body.
Part of the reason I fell in love with cricket was watching fast bowlers. They provide a sense of theatre with dramatic, ferocious spells and that applies as much in one-day cricket as in Tests.
Lord's is such a special place and to get my first and now my 500th wickets here is something that will live with me for a long time.
I don't actually have a regular end I bowl from at Old Trafford.
I remember playing a Twenty20 game in Australia in 2007 and Matthew Hayden smacked one back at me. My head goes down as I follow through and as I looked up I just saw this white flash pass about an inch from the side of my head. If it had been a touch straighter I would not have had time to react and who knows what could have happened.
Growing up, my education about Test cricket came from dad's video of the 1981 Ashes series - and Ian Botham's incredible match at Headingley.
I remember my first meeting with Alastair Cook clearly. The entire Lancashire side, some of them pretty mild-mannered, really laid into him. He'd just scored a double-hundred for Essex against Australia in a warm-up match before the 2005 Ashes. For some reason, we all assumed he must be really arrogant.
I'm always trying to improve whether by being more consistent, accurate, fitter or able to bowl longer spells.
It is scary when bowling how hard batsmen hit it now.
There is something special about the early stages of an Ashes Test. There is this unique buzz.
I am quite stingy when it comes to giving runs away.
I don't agree with the theory that removing grass and pace from the pitch nullifies Mitchell Johnson.
I managed just five Tests between 2004 and 2006.
Nasser Hussain was skipper when I first played for England and a massive influence. He showed me a lot of faith.
Alastair Cook is one of my best pals.
Andrew Strauss captained me through my purple patch.
Kohli is always fired up, very animated on the field and plays with passion.
It's great when you can challenge yourself against the top players in tense situations. I've always enjoyed it.
If you can dismiss the best in the world, it means you're doing something right and have the quality needed to perform at the highest level.
Cricket often leaves you scratching your head.
I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.
Trent Bridge, 2013, is my favourite Test. An Ashes opener and England won a thriller by 14 runs. I managed to take ten wickets, which helps.
At that speed, batsmen are almost trying to premeditate where the ball will be - they feel like they don't have time to react or move. That's the difference between bowling in the mid-80s and the mid-90s.
Even at the age of 36, I'm always looking at ways to improve.
A lot of teams see Lord's as a special place and up their games to try to get their names on the honours' board.
Having two bowlers who can exceed 90 mph is a mouth-watering prospect - and something batsmen will not relish one bit.
I'm proud to have represented England in four World Cups but it was hugely frustrating that we never reached a semi-final or played to our ability.
I'm a very competitive person and maybe I'd taken things a bit too far at times.
Ben Stokes, for example, is someone who plays better when he is a bit aggressive - and that's something you don't want to take away from him.
It is easy for people to say 'Go and express yourselves' but you need the players, talent, confidence and environment to do it.
The first time Stuart Broad walked into the dressing room, with his flowing blond hair, striking blue eyes and perfect figure, I thought: 'My God, she's beautiful.'
The Oval 2018 was one of the most extraordinary Tests I've been involved with.
I'll tell you something about Glenn McGrath - he was a much better bowler than me. This is not false modesty.
