Rob Burrow

“If I can play any role in this international side then I'm happy with that.”

“Plenty of people joke that the mascots are bigger than me. It doesn't bother me at all.”

“To represent your country is an absolute honour. If I was picked at prop, I'd try and do my best at that.”

“When I see rugby league being played, I do think, 'How could I have done that for so long especially in my current situation?' I forgot what it is like to be mobile, despite that being the best facet of my game.”

“Everybody wants to prove a point wherever they play.”

“I'm willing to play anywhere for England. I just want to be involved in the 17.”

“I've been very lucky to be involved with some special players.”

“Just to win one trophy would have been something but to have won the amount I have over my career is something I never expected.”

“I won't give up until my last breath.”

“Player development is something that has always interested me having worked with the scholarship for many years earlier in my career and seen players like Stevie Ward, Liam Sutcliffe and Ashton Golding come through from being schoolboys to first-team players.”

“I was such a hands-on dad. You hate to see your wife with the burden of doing it alone.”

“Sean Long has been a fantastic player. He's done it for year after year in big games and that's a tribute to his quality. When you're up against a player like him, you've got to watch him all the time.”

“I was quite often told I was too small to play rugby, but I always liked the adversity and to prove people wrong.”

“I have always been a positive person.”

“I suppose being sportspeople, we see challenges and think about how we can beat them and turn things in our favour.”

“I am a realist but without hope there is nothing.”

“Champion sides find something special when everything is against you.”

“I don't really drink booze.”

“You could not put into words how grateful I am to have met Lindsey. I'm trying not to be soppy but some of the things Lindsey does for me is proof that I have found my one and only.”

“I'm proud to come from Cas but I've always supported Leeds and always wanted to play for Leeds. It was a dream come true when I signed for them. But I know what rugby league means to Cas.”