Top 25 Eoin Morgan Quotes

The way New Zealand played at the 2015 World Cup changed cricket. The way they went about it epitomised the way they are as a nation.

Trust obviously develops when you reinforce what you say you’re going to do by actions.

I was helped by the fact that my dad is a cricket fanatic and that my three brothers and two sisters all played. It’s just part of our family.

Coming to Middlesex, there was one coach in particular who backed me. But outside of that, it’s a pretty lonely place.

As a captain, you sit on the sidelines and it’s evident the best place to bat is up front.

After every major tournament or challenge, I’ll always sit down and say ‘how does the future look? How does the next six months, year, four years look?’

I will support Ireland at rugby, but when England and Ireland are playing, I sit on the fence.

You won’t see me searching out red carpets or TV cameras. I’m more comfortable sitting back and letting others enjoy the spotlight.

London has become a real home.

Faith is important, even if you’re not religious. You need to have beliefs in people or things.

I had to believe in myself from quite a young age. And I had to grow up pretty early.

I tend to stay quite level. I make better decisions when I am level and I also take in good information when I am level, so it’s important for me to stay in that head space.

I don’t seek the limelight.

To play in a Super Over at the end of a draining day takes a huge amount of effort.

As captain, you take a little bit more on board than probably just being a player.

I probably played as much hurling as anybody up to the age of about 12, but apart from that I haven’t played a lot.

You can’t lead a team and commit to something if you’re constantly worried about your back falling out.

In the 2015 World Cup, there was a drastic change in the move towards higher scores. Scores moved from 300 to 330 on average and that meant you had to change everyone’s default mode.

I always try to stay methodical and logical with everything I do, playing cricket and making decisions.

When it comes to the changing room, belief is a huge thing. It’s one of the strongest attributes I have ever had and it has stayed with me from the very beginning.

One of the important things as a captain or coach is knowing what’s going on around you, and knowing the right thing to say at the right time.

People complain about too much T20. But the only recognised T20 in Europe is the Blast so if we are going to grow the game outside the U.K. it has to be everywhere.

I’ve enjoyed the captaincy when I’ve done it at Middlesex and with England.

Being adventurous and open to something different is something I’d encourage captains to do.

Different parts of Ireland have different alliances, because you have little pockets where counties are good at hurling, and different counties are good at football.