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Owen Farrell

(1991) Rugby Union Player

100 quotes in 304 categories

On the pitch and off, Owen Farrell’s statements reveal a blend of grit and strategic thinking. This set of a hundred quotes offers a window into the mental framework that powers his rugby career.

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Owen Farrell is a rugby union player.

Quick Facts About Owen Farrell

Born: September 24, 1991
Profession: Rugby Union Player

About Owen Farrell

[Wikidata] English international rugby union player (born 1991)... | [Wikipedia] Owen Andrew Farrell is an English rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. He was the England captain from 2018 to 2023. Although fly-half is his preferred position, he frequently played at inside centre at test level. He has spent the majority of his club care

Quotes by Owen Farrell

I'm no good at sitting on a beach and doing nothing.

Beach

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Not everyone plays their best game every week.

Best

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You have to be a voice; you have to be able to speak up.

Able

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I don't like to get too far ahead of myself.

Ahead

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You don't really get fly-halves battering each other.

Battering

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It's obviously a massive honour to captain your country.

Captain

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When you're relaxed, you are more decisive.

Decisive

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Everybody loves playing against the best teams.

Against

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I do a lot of kicking practice and passing, and it has made a massive difference.

Difference

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Rugby is a game that's constant. If you are not growing with it, you get left behind.

Behind

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Your focus has to switch to being as good as you can be for your club.

Being

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One-on-one, you have to be able to put your head down and get stuck in.

Able

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I don't know how many times you see 10s tackle each other.

Football

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The start of the game is a bit of a tone-setter for what's to come, but that's not always the case.

Always

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People can say what they want. It is the people inside the camp who count to me. The people around me.

Around

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I'm well aware of the rules, and I don't want to play to the edge of them.

Aware

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It's not just that the lows make the highs more meaningful. They actually help you figure stuff out. You have to work…

Better

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In the holidays at school, I used to go training with my dad every day. I used to see the hard work…

Dad

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The key to success is hard work. You want to feel as comfortable as you can going into the game, and you…

Football

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I want to learn, but I also want to show that I can cope. That's what you always want to do, to…

Always

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Of course there are technical aspects to it, but every kicker has his own style. You have to find your own way,…

Find

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You can become obsessive, but you enjoy it - that's what you like doing. It is just how I am. I don't…

Doing

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I have some special things at home, but not too many. I've got two shirts framed - that's all - my first…

England

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You review a game. You don't brush over anything you did well and look at anything you could improve. There's stuff to…

Better

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I'd say I am a fly half. As regards being 12 for England, I've not tried to play any different. I guess…

Fly

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The technical stuff does matter. It gives you a bit more ownership, a bit more power to choose what you do so…

Everything

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You always think you're ready earlier than you are.

Always

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First and foremost, I just have to be myself.

First

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Communicating and being loud is a big part of my game.

Being

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Getting to the halfbacks is a big part of any game.

Any

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I like watching any good players.

Any

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Rugby's all I've ever wanted to do.

Ever

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A change of environment is pretty refreshing.

Change

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You do anything you can for your team.

Anything

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I would never think of myself as a celebrity.

Celebrity

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I'm not trying to be anyone else.

Anyone

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I love playing at Twickenham.

I love

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I don't think anyone is untouchable.

Anyone

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You can never be too skilful.

Never

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I only take pleasure in making a break if I've made the correct decision.

Break

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Owen Farrell by topic

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