Able Quote by Jonny Wilkinson

“I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember.”

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Those Aussie rugby fans are a bunch of sore losers. I hate 'em all.

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I wouldn't go in a fast food outlet even to use the toilet.

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The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all,

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Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people…

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For me now, I will continue to focus ever harder on my goal of being the very best I can be with Toulon Rugby…

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I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.

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Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.

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I only get the points because I have team-mates who do the work and put me in the position to get them.

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I know that Martin Johnson [the England coach] was in the stands, but I didn't feel it was up to me to impress them.…

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The problem with me is I always think I should've done better. I felt that after the World Cup final and through my whole…

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When you're obsessive, like me, searching for something unattainable can become unhealthy ... it's like falling through the air and grabbing at the clouds.

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To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks…

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