Imran Khan Quotes

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn`t see my young son and I couldn`t see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

It`s more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

If your house is burning, wouldn`t you try and put out the fire?

Actually you know we were more thinking of this election as basically a victory because we were zero in September. No one knew us. There was no party.

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

I guess this is where I feel I was probably different from other cricketers. I was not satisfied, so I was always pushing myself harder.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

But I don`t need to use politics as a way of making money.

I don`t know about whether I thought I would make it this big.

People didn`t wasn`t the People`s party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.

Personally I don`t think solving corruption is such a big problem.

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

And neither did we confuse the people who wanted to vote for us, in Pakistan the issue is not whether you are an Islamic Fundamentalist.

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

In a country where half a million die every year only for drinking polluted water, it is more necessary for us to do something for them.

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.

What most people didn`t realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

Just give it everything you`ve got and bowl as fast as possible.

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.

People wanted to vote for us but the mechanics of getting the voters to the polling stations we didn`t have. We did not have the money most of all .

That`s why, in spite of being defeated regularly in elections, I am not leaving the field. It`s tough, but then I love challenging tasks.