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" 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? "

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" 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. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Work

Say

People

" The biggest thing for me is earning the respect of my fellow players and coaches. I think that is why I was a little bit emotional. You don't get a haka done to you from the brothers for no reason if they don't respect you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" For myself, it's trying to do my best in whatever I am doing. At this time, it is boxing; then when I get home, I want to be the best father, the best husband, the best man I can be. "

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

" I grew up as a Polynesian kid in the Polynesian community, and I was this skinny white kid. "

Sonny Bill Williams

Skinny

Community

" 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. "

" 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

" How can I tell my daughter when she grows up to aspire to be what she wants to be if I am too scared to hop back in the ring because of what some people have said about me? "

Sonny Bill Williams

Back

People

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

" I really wanted to come into the Olympics. "

" As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title. "

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

" I want to push myself. "

" 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 have learned from my mistakes... the business we are in is cutthroat. I have seen too many older blokes give their all for clubs, then be told they are not wanted. Even blokes still on contract are told to look elsewhere. "

" 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

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

Sonny Bill Williams

Boxing

Grew

" 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. "

" People have goodness in their hearts. "

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

" The NRL is not an easy gig, but they have some good talent, some good youngsters coming through. "

" 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. "

" That's the beautiful thing about being a father for the first time; it has really made me get my concentration levels in check. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "