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" To win competitions you need a bit of luck and some talent. I think we have some talent on our bus. "
Sonny Bill Williams
Think
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Every rugby player in Australia and New Zealand or wherever they are from wants to play in the World Cup, and I am no different. "
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" You can't have eyes on the wall, or the angels won't come in. That's what we believe. "
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" I grew up in a commissioned house in the next suburb over, Mount Abbot. It was a two-bedroom house with me, my brother, and my two sisters. Mum and Dad slept in the lounge, and we didn't have wallpaper. "
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" I grew up as a Polynesian kid in the Polynesian community, and I was this skinny white kid. "
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" I guess I've always had a - not really thought of myself as this big star, big identity in the game. "
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" I really wanted to come into the Olympics. "
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" As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title. "
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" 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. "
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" I just don't want to fail, to be honest. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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Everyone
You
" I wouldn't say I am a businessman. "
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" 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! "
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" I think the reason I hadn't fought was just the aftermath of the Botha fight. You put so much into a fight, and people just talk about it like it was a bit of a farce or something. "
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People
You
Think
" I like the challenge, week in, week out, of trying to play good, consistent footy. "
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" 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. "
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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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" A young fella snuck out on to the field somehow, but when he was coming up to give me a hug, he got smoked by the guard. He was lucky the guy didn't break his ribs. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" In rugby union, I was out wide kicking stones with the pretty boys. "
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" 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. "
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