"I have been through four of these (operations) now … I know that I can overcome it and I am looking forward to the challenge," said Lee.
"I want to offer a few more years of cricket and I know that I can offer that.”
"It is going to be a challenge, it is going to be hard work, and there is no doubting that. But I know that if I do put my mind to it I do really want to come back and play for Australia."
"It is an opportunity to spend a whole lot more time now, get away from cricket, get my fitness right, get my body right and look forward to a lot more cricket," he said.
"Things happen for a reason and I think it was more of a challenge and a chance to get my body right.”
"I wasn’t as strong as I probably would have been and I probably wasn’t bowling the way I should have been.”
"But I am going to get through about a five to six week period and then re-assess after that.”
"Get back into walking, get back into running, do all my fitness and make sure I am really really strong and get back to my 150 clicks again."