Sonny Bill Williams

“The thing I enjoy is that I have come to league as a union player, and I have to adapt to different situations I am facing.”

“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.”

“All I want is respect.”

“I'll be seeking professional help with regards to alcohol and, until myself and the club feel this is under control, I'll be off the drink.”

“I think I'm evolving, I'm always in search of bettering myself, how I can improve as a sportsman and as a person.”

“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.”

“I really wanted to come into the Olympics.”

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

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

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

“As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.”

“When I first went to rugby, I wanted it all; I just wanted it all, and you know, I thought it was just going to happen just like that, but I've come to learn that good things take time.”

“I guess I've always had a - not really thought of myself as this big star, big identity in the game.”

“That's the beautiful thing about being a father for the first time; it has really made me get my concentration levels in check.”

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

“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.”

“I don't have the runs on the board to trash talk anyone in the boxing sense. I've got to do it the hard way and earn that respect.”

“The NRL is not an easy gig, but they have some good talent, some good youngsters coming through.”

“Although the rugby league fraternity probably don't like it, the rugby union fraternity probably doesn't like it, it's cool for sportsmen, for young kids coming up, to know that there's not just that one door.”

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