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" As soon as I signed for the French rugby union, it was just a huge relief, you know, because I was out of Sydney and out of sight doing what was best for myself. "

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" I rock up to training, and Folkesy, Steve Folkes - someone that, to be honest, has never paid any interest in my personal life - he comes up to me and starts saying, 'You're not turning Muslim are you?' "

Sonny Bill Williams

Training

Saying

Rock

" If we're going to be getting treated like that, why can't we treat the clubs like that? I just want to see the game and the players looked after the way they should be because the crowds don't turn up to watch David Gallop play... they turn up to watch the players play. "

" You can't have eyes on the wall, or the angels won't come in. That's what we believe. "

" In rugby union, I was out wide kicking stones with the pretty boys. "

" A young fella snuck out on to the field somehow, but when he was coming up to give me a hug, he got smoked by the guard. He was lucky the guy didn't break his ribs. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Got

Hug

" Just like in rugby, the pinnacle was playing for the All Blacks. That was always a massive thing. But you never speak it outwardly because it can sound stupid. But if you don't have massive dreams, you might as well stay in bed. "

" If a lawyer, if a teacher, if a bus driver, if they're on $40,000 and they get offered a lot more to go somewhere else, what do you think they're going to do? "

" All I want is respect. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Respect

Want

" I've become a true Muslim. It's giving me happiness. It's made me become content as a man and helped me to grow. I've just got faith in it, and it has definitely helped me become the man I am today. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Today

Man

" I've got confidence that I'll be able to pick it up eventually, but that's the reason I'm a full-time Sevens player this year: because I knew coming into it that it would be really tough, and I've got to give it my all. "

" What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried. "

" If I could go back and change how I left the NRL, I would. My name will forever be tarnished but I wasn't the man I am now. "

" I love winning, and I love the challenge. "

" It's not an easy gig, being in the NRL sometimes: you always feel for the boys because you have that mutual respect knowing what they go through. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Respect

Feel

" We're so lucky where we live, but we're so out of touch. Everyone's mindset is made to feel that refugees are a problem, but it's more than that. They're human beings, too. They were forced from their homes. "

" I guess you could say I have grown up, matured. I have seen a lot, and I guess that probably sums it up. "

Sonny Bill Williams

You

Guess

" Going back in time, the best sportsmen ever have been Olympians. "

" Boxing's not in my blood... it just grew on me. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Boxing

Grew

" I've definitely got to look after myself first and foremost. "

" I really wanted to come into the Olympics. "

" The thing I enjoy is that I have come to league as a union player, and I have to adapt to different situations I am facing. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Different

Enjoy

" I've got to do everything extra to put myself in the best shape to get in the World Cup squad. "

" I think I'm evolving, I'm always in search of bettering myself, how I can improve as a sportsman and as a person. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Think

Myself

" I definitely want to play rugby at the top level, international rugby. "

" I think the reason I hadn't fought was just the aftermath of the Botha fight. You put so much into a fight, and people just talk about it like it was a bit of a farce or something. "

" I'll be seeking professional help with regards to alcohol and, until myself and the club feel this is under control, I'll be off the drink. "

" I would say I have become a lot smarter in the way I understand things. "

" I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up. "

" Every time you step out on that field, it's tough. There is no easy way to approach it and no short cuts out there. "

" I was never going to be a rocket scientist. But I found the field that I was blessed to be able to do, and I just put my whole effort into that. "