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" I would say I have become a lot smarter in the way I understand things. "
Sonny Bill Williams
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" People have goodness in their hearts. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried. "
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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. "
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Boy
" I didn't feel that I really fit in anywhere. So when I was young I always had to prove myself through my sporting ability. "
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Feel
Always
Young
" 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
" All I want is respect. "
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Respect
Want
" It was a fairly normal happy upbringing. Not a lot of money, but a lot of love. "
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Money
Normal
Fairly
" 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. "
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Home
Back
Hard
" I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up. "
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Hanging
Medals
Everything
" As a league player, for myself, you strive to win a comp. I'm lucky enough to have achieved that... but most sportspeople would love to go to the Olympics, and I haven't achieved that. "
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Lucky
Enough
Love
" I don't know if I'm going to be any good at sevens. "
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Going
Good
Know
" I want to push myself. "
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Myself
Want
Push
" I am my own man now; I can think for myself, whereas when I was 20, 21, I always wanted to please others. "
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Man
I Can
Think
" I grew up as a Polynesian kid in the Polynesian community, and I was this skinny white kid. "
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Skinny
Up
Community
" 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?' "
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Training
Saying
Rock
" I definitely want to play rugby at the top level, international rugby. "
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Rugby
Level
Play
" I've definitely got to look after myself first and foremost. "
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Got
Look
Myself
" You always feel for your fellow players when they are going through tough times, losing and things like that. "
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Tough Times
You
Tough
" It doesn't matter what you look like. Experience is the key. "
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You
Key
Like
" The NRL is not an easy gig, but they have some good talent, some good youngsters coming through. "
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Talent
Coming
Good
" 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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Respect
Way
Boxing
" Sometimes they are big hurdles, but good players can overcome them. I am trying to do my best. "
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Sometimes
Trying
Best
" I have just fallen back in love with rugby league again. "
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Fallen
Back
Again
" 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.' "
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Proud
Look
Goals
" 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. "
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" 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