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New Zealander - Athlete Born: August 3, 1985

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

Myself Best You Know

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

Good Time You Good Things

After that first month in Sydney, I went home for two weeks. I didn't want to ever go back because it was so hard.

Sonny Bill Williams

Home Go Back Want

My parents were always living from pay cheque to pay cheque. They were always struggling.

Sonny Bill Williams

Parents Always Living Pay

I thought that if I could play rugby on TV, I'd be able to get my mum a house. That was the driving factor.

Sonny Bill Williams

Driving Thought House Play

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

Sonny Bill Williams

Good Competition End Some

I love winning, and I love the challenge.

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Love Challenge Winning I Love

I really wanted to come into the Olympics.

Sonny Bill Williams

Come Really Olympics Wanted

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

Sonny Bill Williams

Ride Blessed Amazing Never

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

I Am Enjoy Different Adapt

I like the challenge, week in, week out, of trying to play good, consistent footy.

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Good Challenge Trying Play

To be an Olympian - not many people can say that. But first of all, I've got to make the team, and I know a lot of hard work is going to go into it, so hopefully it pays off.

Sonny Bill Williams

Work Hard Work People Team

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

Feel Live Problem Lucky

People have goodness in their hearts.

Sonny Bill Williams

People Goodness Hearts

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?

Sonny Bill Williams

Teacher You Lawyer Think

If we're going to be getting treated like that, why can't we treat the clubs like that? I just want to see the game and the players looked after the way they should be because the crowds don't turn up to watch David Gallop play... they turn up to watch the players play.

Sonny Bill Williams

Game Treat Way See

All I want is respect.

Sonny Bill Williams

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

You People Fight Think

How can I tell my daughter when she grows up to aspire to be what she wants to be if I am too scared to hop back in the ring because of what some people have said about me?

Sonny Bill Williams

Me Daughter I Am People

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

I Am World New Play

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.

Sonny Bill Williams

Cool Door Know Like

The pleasing thing is being able to be in an environment where, even though I'm a rookie, everyone wants to help you out.

Sonny Bill Williams

You Environment Help Everyone

My biggest challenge for myself is to be the best father I can be and be the best husband I can be.

Sonny Bill Williams

Myself Best Father Challenge

I was never going to be a rocket scientist. But I found the field that I was blessed to be able to do, and I just put my whole effort into that.

Sonny Bill Williams

Blessed Effort Never Just

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

Time Daughter Experience Mind

Beforehand you think, 'Oh, changing nappies - I'm going to be up; I need to get sleep for training.' But when it happens, when you're there, as soon as you hear a wiggle or a cough or something, you're up straight away. It doesn't bother you.

Sonny Bill Williams

You Sleep Training Think

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