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Rob Burrow

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[Wikipedia] Robert Geoffrey Burrow was an English professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or hooker. Burrow spent his entire professional career with the Leeds Rhinos, making nearly 500 appearances as well as representing Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire.

Quotes by Rob Burrow

I would give anything to be able to kick a ball with my son or read the kids a bedtime story.

Anything

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Maybe it's the athlete in us all where you know you don't want to lie down and just take it.

Lie

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I'm a positive person who lives life to the full and this really helps with my fight against MND.

Fight

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I'm not bothered about dying, I'm not scared of dying, but to not be able to watch my children grow up is…

Children

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I was quite often told I was too small to play rugby, but I always liked the adversity and to prove people…

Adversity

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You could not put into words how grateful I am to have met Lindsey. I'm trying not to be soppy but some…

Grateful

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People with MND don't have the luxury of time to wait.

Luxury

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I have always been a positive person.

Always

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I was giving the Academy Player of the Year award and I got up on stage and the word I struggled with…

Award

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Just to win one trophy would have been something but to have won the amount I have over my career is something…

Career

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If I can play any role in this international side then I'm happy with that.

Happy

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My dad started taking me to watch Leeds when I was about seven and I used to get a bit of stick…

Dad

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My mind is so strong and positive.

Mind

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I wouldn't continue if I felt I couldn't do a job.

Continue

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Be positive, never give in.

Give

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I am inspired to keep going by my friend Kevin Sinfield. The guy who makes the impossible seem possible.

Friendship

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I always was able to play off the cuff from when I was kid, usually trying to avoid getting clattered by a…

Always

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I've lived, trust me.

Lived

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I try to live in the present as much as possible. Savour each moment. But I can't help looking back.

Help

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There might not be much treatment for MND, but when I watch my kids running around with big smiles on their faces,…

Around

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There's something beautiful about being cared for by the only girl you've ever loved.

Beautiful

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I was a good boy at school.

Boy

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People were telling me for years that I wasn't big enough to make it. But like any young kid I wanted to…

Enough

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Rugby took me to Australia. I have travelled the world. If I went nowhere else, I'm full.

Australia

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Rugby league is the toughest game in the world and you know that when you come into it. I enjoy the contact…

Challenges

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