It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.
Kevin Pietersen
I don't feel sorry for myself.
I'm very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.
I never think of playing for South Africa. It's the furthest thing from my mind.
I've realised I can be happy.
I have some real big goals with England.
An achilles, if it doesn't heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again.
I have no interest in anyone who wants to criticise me, or doesn't like me despite never having met me.
I'm as hungry as ever.
The hardest thing is that you can't trust people now. You just can't.
The England team is a team that never, ever stops.
It's tough being me.
I have never been racist.
I need to rein myself in sometimes.
I love living in London but I would like to buy a place in Dubai and spend a few months of the year out there.
I married a pretty famous girl, and when we drive through town there's usually a car following us, when I walk out of my front door in Chelsea there's six guys waiting for me.
I can never sit still for five minutes.
I get along fine with the press.
During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.
Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more.
I always say that things are meant to be and everything happens for a reason, so I don't have any regrets.
I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done.
People do write books.
I'm always on my guard now.
There's so many differences of opinion in the papers.
I am very driven.
In the past I've thrown my wicket away on certain occasions.
I think I had about a month off when I broke my rib in Australia, which was magnificent.
I'm not a robot.
A good four to six weeks is about right for a proper break.
The only way to get a three to four-month break would be to tear a tendon or a hamstring or something like that.
I've had to calm down, I have a kid! It is amazing. It's the best thing ever. Nothing better than it.
When I was single I went out a lot. I don't go out all that often now.
Everyone is into male grooming.
I am very fortunate having the job that I do and I want to do it for as long as possible.
It's not fun facing a ball going 97 mph, trust me.
Big players want to play in front of big audiences.
I'm a very proud person.
My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.
I'd like to think that every captain around the world has a vision of how they want their teams to play and most of them are allowed to take their teams forward in their own way.
I love England and I love cricket.
India buzzes for its players and that makes you feel special.
Look, I've heard a lot of people talk about me, they say I'm like Marmite. They like me, or they don't like me.
Leaving South Africa was very difficult.
I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.
No one in their right mind would turn down the contracts I've been offered.
I am who I am, in terms of shooting from the hip occasionally.
I hate these reality TV shows where people walk off Big Brother and think they're A-list celebrities when they've done nothing in their lives, it really does my head in.
These days you can play almost 100 Test matches in six years.
It's quite hard when you do fail and you don't achieve what you want to achieve.
