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" By the end of my first year at the Dogs, we'd won the competition, and I'd played some pretty good footy. "
Sonny Bill Williams
Year
Some
Good
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" All I want is respect. "
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" It's pretty tough to play some good footy when your team is always losing. "
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" You always have your knockers. There's always something wrong. But I'm happy. I think that I'm improving as a fighter; that's all I can ask for. "
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" 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. "
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" Going back in time, the best sportsmen ever have been Olympians. "
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" To win competitions you need a bit of luck and some talent. I think we have some talent on our bus. "
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" I've got to do everything extra to put myself in the best shape to get in the World Cup squad. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Man
Me
" I really wanted to come into the Olympics. "
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Olympics
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" 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. "
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Help
Alcohol
Control
" 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. "
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Am
Enjoy
" I don't have the runs on the board to trash talk anyone in the boxing sense. I've got to do it the hard way and earn that respect. "
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Way
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" I guess I've always had a - not really thought of myself as this big star, big identity in the game. "
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Always
Myself
Identity
" I have just fallen back in love with rugby league again. "
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Fallen
Back
Again
" To be an Olympian - not many people can say that. But first of all, I've got to make the team, and I know a lot of hard work is going to go into it, so hopefully it pays off. "
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Work
Say
People
" My biggest challenge for myself is to be the best father I can be and be the best husband I can be. "
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Challenge
Father
Myself
" The pleasing thing is being able to be in an environment where, even though I'm a rookie, everyone wants to help you out. "
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Environment
Everyone
You
" I'm a lot more comfortable in the ring. I'm comfortable catching punches, and defensively, I feel like I've improved a lot. I am banking on my athleticism. I've worked hard on my footwork. "
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Hard
Ring
Feel
" 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. "
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Tough
Year
Reason
" It was a fairly normal happy upbringing. Not a lot of money, but a lot of love. "
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Money
Normal
Fairly
" I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up. "
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Hanging
Medals
Everything
" 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. "
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Game
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Want
" I would say I have become a lot smarter in the way I understand things. "
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Become
Say
" I grew up in a commissioned house in the next suburb over, Mount Abbot. It was a two-bedroom house with me, my brother, and my two sisters. Mum and Dad slept in the lounge, and we didn't have wallpaper. "
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Brother
Over
" I'm not going to sit here and be stupid. If someone comes and offers me double what I'm on, of course I'm going to sit down and seriously look at it. "
Sonny Bill Williams
Seriously
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" I've definitely got to look after myself first and foremost. "
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" My mindset at this stage, especially after having a daughter... it's just changed my whole outlook. "
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Just
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" Seeing my daughter for the first time after I came back from the tour was just a life-changing experience... it still blows my mind. "
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Mind
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