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" 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. "

Sonny Bill Williams

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Sonny Bill Williams

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" Being a young Kiwi lad, a young Polynesian boy, I was pretty close to my family. But when I moved to Sydney, I went from training twice a week, playing touch footy with my mates, to working full-time as a labourer and training professionally. "

" I've had an amazing ride. I've been blessed beyond things that I could never have imagined. "

" It's been a long while, but, thank God, now I've been able to get my mum a house. "

" It's pretty tough to play some good footy when your team is always losing. "

" One of my major goals off the field is to conduct myself in a way that... parents are proud to say, 'Oh yeah, look, he wants to be like Sonny Bill Williams.' "

" People have goodness in their hearts. "

" I like the challenge, week in, week out, of trying to play good, consistent footy. "

" If you go about trying to please everyone, there's going to be endless struggles. "

" My parents were always living from pay cheque to pay cheque. They were always struggling. "

" 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. "

" When I first went to rugby, I wanted it all; I just wanted it all, and you know, I thought it was just going to happen just like that, but I've come to learn that good things take time. "

" I don't want to let my family down; I don't want to let myself down. That's probably the biggest thing I fear. "

" My biggest challenge for myself is to be the best father I can be and be the best husband I can be. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

" The pleasing thing is being able to be in an environment where, even though I'm a rookie, everyone wants to help you out. "

" 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

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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. "

" Beforehand you think, 'Oh, changing nappies - I'm going to be up; I need to get sleep for training.' But when it happens, when you're there, as soon as you hear a wiggle or a cough or something, you're up straight away. It doesn't bother you. "

" I do speak my mind a lot more than when I was younger. I guess that's just my Polynesian background. That's how we are: just sit back and try and fit in, try and make everyone else happy. "

" To win competitions you need a bit of luck and some talent. I think we have some talent on our bus. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" After that first month in Sydney, I went home for two weeks. I didn't want to ever go back because it was so hard. "