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Alun Wyn Jones

(1985) Rugby Union Player

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Alun Wyn Jones notes that at the top of rugby the gap between winning and losing gets tiny, so every detail matters. He says the team focus outweighs individual praise, and players must keep moving forward without overthinking. He also mentions that family and life experiences shape his view of the sport, keeping him grounded.

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Alun Wyn Jones is a rugby union player.

Quick Facts About Alun Wyn Jones

Born: September 19, 1985
Profession: Rugby Union Player

About Alun Wyn Jones

Welsh rugby union footballer... | Alun Wyn Jones is a Welsh former rugby union player who played as a lock. He played most of his career for the Ospreys and for the Wales national team. He is the world's most-capped rugby union player, with 158 caps for Wales and 12 for the British & Irish Lions, and also holds the records for the m

Quotes by Alun Wyn Jones

You have to be competitive in the job I am in.

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For me, representing Wales really was a dream.

Dream

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Losing hurts, it always hurts, and it should hurt.

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When you lose, it motivates you to go again.

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I'm very fortunate I've got a good support network.

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I always want to be first.

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I am a big believer that change is good.

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I've no regrets. I don't think you can afford to.

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I never counted on playing rugby: I was just another fat kid chasing an egg. It has gone pretty well.

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I like to think I am a happy angry person, if that makes sense.

Angry

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If I talk to a young player, I always tell them never try too hard.

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I am paid to play, and the coaches are paid to plan, and that is what they have to do.

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That's the great thing about this sport: it's always different.

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As I grow older, I like to think I'm getting a little bit more mature.

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There's always a team behind the team. We've got our off-field guys looking after us.

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We've got a great team sport, but we harp on about individuals. It's a bit contradictory.

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I got to a stage in my mid-20s where I was focusing on 'what's next, what's next,' and sometimes you don't enjoy…

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I do not know if I will stay in the game when I do retire; I have got humanity, so I do…

Game

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I've got it all: I'm good-looking, I'm educated, I can sing, and I can play rugby. Ridiculous, isn't it?

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Some losses are harder to take than others. You can lose and play well. It is when you lose and don't do…

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I did GCSE's and A-levels. I did my finals after the Lions tour in 2009 to get my law degree. So I've…

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You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack…

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The longer I have played, the perception of myself has changed. I conduct myself to other players a bit better.

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I'm in no position to tell a fan how to support us. What I'd say is keep doing what you're doing; it…

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To a point, family does that and a couple of life experiences both positive and negative that have definitely altered my perception…

Family

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I find it hard to believe that anyone could be playing regularly and saying they do not have a niggle. It is…

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I would like to think I am well aware of what the Lions are about and what they represent, but out of…

Body

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If we have given everything we can, you are not settling for mediocrity because the better team won. Sometimes you have to…

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Ultimately I'm the captain, but if someone can't get themselves in the right state to play, it's not my job. If they…

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Apparently, I'm the angriest man. I don't know. It's just an interpretation. If it was someone else, they might be called focused…

Angry

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I was watching the Five Nations as a kid, I'm very fortunate to have been able to pull the red jersey on…

Ambition

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If you had a global calendar, then you would have less games; you create more intrigue, create supply and demand with regards…

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You can only use what God gave you.

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I've got a family now, which matures you.

Family

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I don't compare myself with anyone.

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You're as good as your next game, not your previous, so I'll focus on the next one.

Focus

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I am proud of being a bad loser. Bad losers are winners. That is the way it should be.

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There is ways and means to vent, and sometimes they can be the wrong ways.

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Every cap is my first, and every one is my last... that's the way I look at it.

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Whatever career you are in, you always have other distractions.

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