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It would have been a helluva lot more fun if I had not hit those sixty-one home runs.
My shot selection has to be good to score big runs.
A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.
Ultimately we're playing cricket and we want guys who will score runs and take catches to help England win.
In my mind, the home run is paramount because it means instant runs.
You can't score runs if you're sitting in the dressing room.
Runs are important, don't get me wrong, but it will be wickets that I will be judged on.
I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
Each time I go back to bat, I will want to get more and more runs.
If you have good gear and shoes, you can go for long runs and sustain yourself for a longer duration.
You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.
Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.
I fell in love with scoring a lot of runs. I never felt 50 or 100 were enough.
I have learned a lot playing in domestic first-class cricket: how to score runs, how to counter situations.
When you get on base, holes open up and things happen and you're able to find a way to score runs.
I may not hit 50, 40 or 30 home runs, but I can do the little things like moving runners over that don't show up in the box score.
I've known Nick Compton a long time. He's a fully-formed cricketer and he's scored lots of runs.
My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.
Mario Mandzukic works so hard for his team. He's not only a No. 9 but also runs behind the defenders and drops into midfield.
Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.
As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.
I don't care about the home runs as much as just being consistent and RBIs.
The hunger for runs is always there, irrespective of whether I was getting runs or not.
If you know how to score runs, you can perform in any format.
It's very important in international cricket to be able to hold a bat, not just hold up an end, but have the ability to score runs.
My job is to score runs and hopefully I can continue to do that.
Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.
Sometimes what happens is you're not getting wickets; you're going for runs. You just want to get away.
You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.
First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen.
I have to accept that my role is to gather the runs slowly. Kevin Pietersen is flamboyant, but that style doesn't work for me.
Muller is a winner for Germany and expects to score big goals in big games, especially with his late runs from behind the striker.
I care about runs scored and RBIs. Those are the most important things for me.
If you score runs against an international attack, the self-belief automatically increases.
Does it make a difference if I score 8000 or 10,000 runs in Test cricket? Not in anybody's life.
First and foremost I'm a batsman in the side and that's my job, to score runs.
I can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.
I have never played cricket for selfish reasons like scoring 800-900 runs on flat tracks to make a comeback.
When you are not scoring runs for the last two-three games, then you need to get that form back; preparation is the best thing to do.
If I get a good delivery, I just defend it, and If I get a loose ball, then I hit it and make runs.
My style is my strength. It is my natural game. That is how I grew up and scored most of my runs.
It really gave me a lot of confidence to know that I could score runs against some really good bowlers.
I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.
It happens with every batsman; sometimes, despite feeling good in the nets, you don't score runs in the match.
There are days when you make runs, and there will be a dry spell. Like in business, every year you don't make profits.
I'm not in the game for personal accolades. I'm here to do my job and score as many runs for the team as I can.
The want to get more runs increases when there is a dearth of it. At those times, it is important to be patient and keep your calm.
Cricketers are worried about their milestones, worried that they should score 5000-10,000 Test runs, but I am not fussy.
It's just about getting those runs on the board and the more I can do that, the more I can put my name up there.