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" Now, I know a lot of things in the big man's world are not what they seem: a lot of people are out for themselves, and you can't always trust what someone says. "

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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

" 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

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Look

" 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?' "

" 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'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. "

" I think I'm evolving, I'm always in search of bettering myself, how I can improve as a sportsman and as a person. "

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" I had to work on the fundamentals of the game because in league, the position I played, it was just bash and crash. "

" I just don't want to fail, to be honest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes they are big hurdles, but good players can overcome them. I am trying to do my best. "

" 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. "

" I wouldn't say I am a businessman. "

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

" 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. "

" It doesn't matter what you look like. Experience is the key. "

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You

Key

" We're so lucky where we live, but we're so out of touch. Everyone's mindset is made to feel that refugees are a problem, but it's more than that. They're human beings, too. They were forced from their homes. "

" People have goodness in their hearts. "

" 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. "

" My old man never used to cook, so we lived on takeaway. The others were always jealous. "

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

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

" 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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" 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. "

" You always feel for your fellow players when they are going through tough times, losing and things like that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I want to push myself. "

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

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Skinny

Community

" OK, I floss, I brush my teeth, and I use mouth wash. Does that mean that I love it? That means that I, you know, like to look after my teeth! "