It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.

I always try to find the positives in losing a match, but it's not always easy.

I've played in a lot of big matches and you learn from them.

I'm bad at math.

You have to be resilient.

The Pakistanis are very resilient people.

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

I think I am pretty resilient and resourceful.

You have to go to Scotland at all times of the year - in order to appreciate the times when the sun does come out.

In the scriptures, we are told you can't really understand happiness unless you understand sadness. You don't know pleasure if you don't know pain. It's part of life. So can you learn something from somebody who has gone from success to success to success? I don't think so.

My first match lasted 10 seconds, and I lost.

When you try to avoid the pain, it creates greater pain.