Brian O'Driscoll Quotes

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• It's 45 minutes after the game right now and I still don't want to take this jersey off. That's because I know that when I…
• You've to celebrate the good days because there are brutal days that make the good ones sweet.
• Last summer was probably the biggest disappointment of my career, but now I have something bad with which to balance the good. I will no…
• What do you remember about Jason Robinson? His feet. Not how improved he was under a high ball or his kicking skills. Everyone remembers those…
• Timmy Horan was a childhood hero. He was a great distributor, elusive, good stepper, very physical, defensively very sound. What a rounded player.
• One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place.
• My missus knows to leave me alone.
• Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
• I found in the past when I did a bit of punditry, I was very conscious of not saying anything negative about people I played…
• A physical therapist does some unbelievable stretching with me.
• I would say I thrive in a competitive environment.
• Rugby gave me a confidence. I was quite shy and relatively timid, but it gave me the confidence to be a little bit more out-going…
• The great thing about playing team sport is you win and lose together, and the pain is never as bad when you share it.
• I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.
• As you get older, the defeats become more painful. They definitely hurt more.
• Rugby takes its toll.
• Dressing rooms can be vicious places, in the best possible way, from a slagging point of view.
• I would always treat my attacking game as the more natural part. With defence, you have to get yourself in positions to understand the game…
• You never sit on your laurels. It is always a case of trying to work on your deficiencies as much as working on your strengths.
• I need to worry about the things that I am in control of.

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