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" I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger. "

Jonny Wilkinson

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" To make this announcement fills me with great sadness, but I know I have been blessed in so many ways to have experienced what I have with the England rugby team. "

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" For me now, I will continue to focus ever harder on my goal of being the very best I can be with Toulon Rugby Club and continue to embrace and enjoy wherever that path takes me. "

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" Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down. "

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" Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me. "

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" I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept. "

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" I like to think I play rugby as it should be played - there are no yellow or red cards in my collection - but I cannot say I'm an angel. "

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" I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember. "

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" We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for. "

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" I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that. "

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" My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone. "

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Professionalism

" The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all. "

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" I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final. "

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" I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport. "

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" I have no intention of letting this decision change the way that I approach my training and preparation for games, but the time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this England team. "

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" To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied. "

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" What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail. "

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