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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. "

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. "

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

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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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" Now I am just focusing on my daughter, my wife, religion, and training. "

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