Balance Quote by James Haskell

To a point, family does that and a couple of life experiences both positive and negative that have definitely altered my perception on rugby.…

— Alun Wyn Jones

Playing rugby has been my whole life and for me, keeping fit was part of my job. But when I gave up my career,…

— Gareth Thomas

When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets…

— Daniel Cudmore

After giving up rugby, I wanted to keep busy.

— Gareth Thomas

I take a laid-back approach to a lot of things in life and, at the end of the day, rugby's just a game.

— Beauden Barrett

I was born and raised to play rugby. I have two parents who are hugely proud of my rugby achievements, but even they say…

— Gareth Thomas

As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'

— Francois Hougaard

When you're going through difficult times, like I was after the 2013-14 Ashes, you start thinking about different bits. Rugby is a huge passion…

— Jonny Bairstow

Wherever I am in my life, it's because rugby has enabled me to do that.

— Gareth Thomas

It's only when you leave the rugby bubble that you understand that negative criticism is not personal, it's reality because we don't always get…

— Gareth Thomas

I've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different.

— Brian O'Driscoll

Going to a final and winning is the best thing in life, and it makes rugby no longer a job. It makes it fun.

— James Haskell