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Racing, for me and for most people that watch it, it's about personalities.
When I get in the car I love my wife and kids more than anything, but I'm not thinking about that side of things. I'm thinking about the car, I'm thinking about the race and I'm thinking about how to make the car faster.
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.
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.
All I want is respect.
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.
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.
As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.
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.
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.
Being a young Kiwi lad, a young Polynesian boy, I was pretty close to my family. But when I moved to Sydney, I went from training twice a week, playing touch footy with my mates, to working full-time as a labourer and training professionally.
Boxing's not in my blood... it just grew on me.
By the end of my first year at the Dogs, we'd won the competition, and I'd played some pretty good footy.
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.
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.
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.
Going back in time, the best sportsmen ever have been Olympians.
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?
I am my own man now; I can think for myself, whereas when I was 20, 21, I always wanted to please others.
I definitely want to play rugby at the top level, international rugby.
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Agnes Martin
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