A biography for Alun Wyn Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“From a personal point of view, I wouldn't have been happy with one cap but would always have been happy with two. I never counted on getting to 80.”
“When it comes to talking about beating certain teams, we can be narrow-minded when we need to look at the bigger picture.”
“Things come and go - there's win, losses, and injuries, but you get back on the horse - but I appreciate what I've done more.”
“I am paid to play, and the coaches are paid to plan, and that is what they have to do.”
“You have to be competitive in the job I am in.”
“You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's your next job? Fill a hole for someone who has just made a tackle?”
“There are always going to be questions asked when there is competition. As long as you can answer those questions, then you are deserving of a place.”
“A bugbear of mine is bragging rights in regional derbies: it would be a lot more worth to the regional game if we did something special in European rugby.”
“Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.”
“If I talk to a young player, I always tell them never try too hard.”
“Ultimately, rugby players are like surfers. You look for the perfect wave, but you don't always find it. And if you did, you'd probably pack up and try something else.”
“I always want to be first.”
“Whatever career you are in, you always have other distractions.”
“You're as good as your next game, not your previous, so I'll focus on the next one.”
“There is ways and means to vent, and sometimes they can be the wrong ways.”
“Losing hurts, it always hurts, and it should hurt.”
“Ultimately, we are professional rugby people, and we focus on the rugby. That's the easy bit. We are not politicians, so we don't have to delve too much into that.”