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" 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.' "

Sonny Bill Williams

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

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" In rugby union, I was out wide kicking stones with the pretty boys. "

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" What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried. "

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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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" I have just fallen back in love with rugby league again. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 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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" 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. "

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" All I want is respect. "

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" 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

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

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

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" By the end of my first year at the Dogs, we'd won the competition, and I'd played some pretty good footy. "

Sonny Bill Williams

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

Sonny Bill Williams

" You can't have eyes on the wall, or the angels won't come in. That's what we believe. "

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" 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

" 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. "

Sonny Bill Williams

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

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

Sonny Bill Williams

" 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

" It was a fairly normal happy upbringing. Not a lot of money, but a lot of love. "

Sonny Bill Williams

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

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" 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. "

Sonny Bill Williams

" One thing I've learned over my career is that simplicity is the key: on the field, off as well. "

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