You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about themselves.
It's a funny thing, life... as much as you don't want the sun to come up, it comes up the next day. Life continues on and you have to make a choice in how you handle it.
My parents split up when I was 16, and, while Mum came to a few Tests, Dad didn't make many. So I was glad he was at Lord's.
The support for the McGrath Foundation and what it has allowed the Foundation to achieve and grow into has been unbelievable.
The Foundation and Pink Day are about celebrating and hope, I know when the time comes and I move on, if I have people celebrating my life and what I bring to the world I'll be happy.
To win Test matches consistently you've got to take 20 wickets - yes, you've got to score runs but if you can't bowl a team out it doesn't matter how many runs you score.
I was fortunate to go out on my terms while still at the top but a lot of people are not so lucky.
I'd prefer to do the safari on foot, like they did in the old days and just take the camp with you, not driving around in 4WDs.
I am quite a positive person. I always try to see the good in every situation, the good in everybody.
A lot of people who have had the support of a McGrath breast care nurse, they come up and say what a positive difference it's made in their lives and that in itself makes me realise what we're doing is having a big positive effect and inspires me to keep going.
You can tell yourself that everything is normal, and try to keep the same routine from every other Test match, but there is always something extra special about an Ashes series.
Test cricket tests you physically and skill-wise, but also mentally. And you have to be solid on all three to do well.
I think the important thing for budding cricketers is to always put in 100 per cent - to continue to be your best, work hard, don't ever think you are at the top of your ability, you can always improve.
I had always had the same pre-match routine that I went through every day - get up, go down for a swim and a stretch, back to the room for a shower, then down for brekkie - the same routine every game, and it got me ready.
My experience with Australia in the 1997 Ashes series taught me that fighting back is a combination of technique and mindset.
A coach these days is more of a manager than a coach. At this level, you shouldn't really need a coach. You need someone to organise, to come up with gameplans and tactics, rather than someone who is going to do much actual coaching.
I'm just very impressed with the way Jimmy Anderson goes about his business.
I'm keen to get into trophy hunting, no animal in particular, but a big safari in Africa would be great.
By the time I made my international debut Tendulkar was already being counted among the best batsmen in the world. Most bowlers knew that his was the crucial wicket in an Indian batting line-up that boasted of many talented batsmen.
Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision.
