Israel Folau

The whole AFL experience was important for me not only as an athlete but as a person.

— Israel Folau

I probably realized when I was maybe 13 years of age that I could make a living out of playing professional sport…

— Israel Folau

The last thing I want to do is force tries to happen.

— Israel Folau

Just my relationship with people - my teammates, my family, my partner everything. I don't really know how to explain it, it's…

— Israel Folau

We used to do a lot of kick-catch work with Carlton, and it really taught us some great skills catching above our…

— Israel Folau

All the materialistic things I have been able to have over the last number of years are slowly being taken away from…

— Israel Folau

It was a really tough transition going from rugby league to AFL.

— Israel Folau

Playing at fullback it's part of your role to get up and take those high balls.

— Israel Folau

I've been watching a whole heap of video footage of different players on different teams and how different players get the football.…

— Israel Folau

True believers in Christ, are we going to follow through and profess Him wherever we go?

— Israel Folau

I get excited when the ball goes up in the air. I try to always get up there... I get a buzz…

— Israel Folau

I never had a special social media clause, I had a standard contract, the same as every other player.

— Israel Folau

You don't want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you've got to want to…

— Israel Folau

I can't change what the word of God says.

— Israel Folau

I've just got to be a little bit cautious with my technique and all that sort of stuff, going into tackles. But…

— Israel Folau

There are different reasons why I wanted to try AFL - some of them family reasons and others were more personal ones.

— Israel Folau

In a Polynesian family it's not always about yourself, you've got to look after your parents and your younger siblings.

— Israel Folau

As a playing group you don't go into the game thinking about whether you're the underdog or not.

— Israel Folau

If I had my time over I'd probably not get any tattoos.

— Israel Folau

All the changes that have happened in my career have been since I left the Mormon faith.

— Israel Folau

You want to try to play the game in a really good positive way, not just on the field but off the…

— Israel Folau

I have love towards everyone that might be saying negative things. I choose to love them because God loves me.

— Israel Folau

I understand that not everyone shares my faith and some find it difficult to reconcile with their own beliefs.

— Israel Folau

It's really important for kids to read right through childhood but I know sometimes it's hard to get them to read. The…

— Israel Folau

I want to be clear that I only share passages from the Bible as a gesture of love.

— Israel Folau