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> [I am paid to play, and the coaches are paid to plan, and that is what they have to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/i-am-paid-to-play-and-the-coaches-are-paid-to-plan-and-that-is-what/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

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## More by Alun Wyn Jones

> [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 or competitive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/apparently-i-m-the-angriest-man-i-don-t-know-it-s-just-an/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [We've got a great team sport, but we harp on about individuals. It's a bit contradictory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/we-ve-got-a-great-team-sport-but-we-harp-on-about-individuals-it-s-a/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [The higher up the rugby ladder you go, the differences between winning and losing games get smaller and smaller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/the-higher-up-the-rugby-ladder-you-go-the-differences-between-winning/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [If we have given everything we can, you are not settling for mediocrity because the better team won. Sometimes you have to have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/if-we-have-given-everything-we-can-you-are-not-settling-for/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/you-do-not-have-time-in-international-rugby-to-stop-and-think-this-is/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [You know when you've had a good game, and you know when you could have done better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/you-know-when-you-ve-had-a-good-game-and-you-know-when-you-could-have/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [Ultimately, we are professional rugby people, and we focus on the rugby. That's the easy bit. We are not politicians, so we don't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/ultimately-we-are-professional-rugby-people-and-we-focus-on-the-rugby/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [To a point, family does that and a couple of life experiences both positive and negative that have definitely altered my perception on rugby.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/to-a-point-family-does-that-and-a-couple-of-life-experiences-both/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [I'm very fortunate I've got a good support network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/i-m-very-fortunate-i-ve-got-a-good-support-network/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [I am competitive because it is fun, a mentality thing, and it is something you have to be in this job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/i-am-competitive-because-it-is-fun-a-mentality-thing-and-it-is/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [Ultimately, rugby players are like surfers. You look for the perfect wave, but you don't always find it. And if you did, you'd probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/ultimately-rugby-players-are-like-surfers-you-look-for-the-perfect/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [I usually don't talk for three days after a defeat. Then you have an epiphany and realise it's just a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/i-usually-don-t-talk-for-three-days-after-a-defeat-then-you-have-an/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [It's great having a good academy, but if you can't pay the players you're producing, what's the point of it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/it-s-great-having-a-good-academy-but-if-you-can-t-pay-the-players-you/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [Going out there as a forward can shorten your career somewhat, whereas if you go out as a back, you will be OK.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/going-out-there-as-a-forward-can-shorten-your-career-somewhat-whereas/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

> [I've no regrets. I don't think you can afford to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alun-wyn-jones/i-ve-no-regrets-i-don-t-think-you-can-afford-to/)

[Alun Wyn Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alun-wyn-jones/)

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