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My wife says to me, 'You have achieved a lot'... yeah, I do know. But... there are a couple of things I haven't.
Alun Wyn Jones
Me
You
Wife
Says
Know
Couple
Yeah
Lot
Achieved
Things
A draw is the lesser of two evils. A loss or a draw, then obviously we are going to take the draw.
Alun Wyn Jones
Draw
Evils
Take
Obviously
Loss
Going
Then
Lesser
Two
Going out there as a forward can shorten your career somewhat, whereas if you go out as a back, you will be OK.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Will
Back
OK
Out
Somewhat
Go
Going
Whereas
Shorten
Your
Forward
Career
I've no regrets. I don't think you can afford to.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Think
No Regrets
Afford
Regrets
Some losses are harder to take than others. You can lose and play well. It is when you lose and don't do the things you worked on and don't do what you say you would that is difficult.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Lose
Difficult
Others
Say
Would
Some
Take
Well
Losses
Than
Worked
Harder
Play
Things
I'm thankful for the collaboration between the WRU and Ospreys, which will look after my best interests and enables me to play the best rugby possible.
Alun Wyn Jones
Thankful
Best
Me
Will
Rugby
Collaboration
Possible
Best Interests
Between
Look
Enables
After
Which
Interests
Play
You cannot expect teams to be up for a final every Saturday, but you have to in the Six Nations, and that is the difficulty we have.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Every
Difficulty
Final
Up
Expect
Six
Nations
Cannot
Teams
Saturday
It really gets my back up when people start using business phrases - 'sustainability,' 'the brand,' etc. - about rugby.
Alun Wyn Jones
Business
People
Rugby
Back
Back Up
Phrases
About
Up
Brand
Gets
Sustainability
Etc
Really
Using
Start
I would like to think I am well aware of what the Lions are about and what they represent, but out of respect for your body and the players who are putting up their hands to be selected, you keep it at arm's length.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Respect
Think
Out
Would
About
Selected
Putting
Arm
Like
Well
Am
Up
Lions
Hands
Represent
Length
Body
Your
Your Body
Who
Keep
Aware
Players
I do not know if I will stay in the game when I do retire; I have got humanity, so I do not know if I will go into law.
Alun Wyn Jones
Game
Humanity
Law
Will
Stay
Retire
Know
Got
Go
A bugbear of mine is bragging rights in regional derbies: it would be a lot more worth to the regional game if we did something special in European rugby.
Alun Wyn Jones
Game
Rights
Worth
Rugby
Mine
Would
Would-Be
Something
More
Something Special
Bragging
Lot
Did
Regional
Special
European
We are very conscious of our poor record against the SANZAR nations. We've simply not done well enough against New Zealand or South Africa.
Alun Wyn Jones
South Africa
Enough
Our
Record
Simply
New
Well
Well Enough
South
Very
Done
Nations
Africa
New Zealand
Against
Poor
Zealand
Conscious
There are always going to be questions asked when there is competition. As long as you can answer those questions, then you are deserving of a place.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Competition
Long
Those
Answer
Always
Questions
Going
Place
Then
Asked
Deserving
You can only use what God gave you.
Alun Wyn Jones
God
You
Gave
Only
Use
We've got a great team sport, but we harp on about individuals. It's a bit contradictory.
Alun Wyn Jones
Great
Harp
Bit
About
Individuals
Great Team
Sport
Got
Contradictory
Team
Team Sport
Without being too profound, I never dreamt of getting 100 caps for Wales.
Alun Wyn Jones
Too
Dreamt
Never
Without
Wales
Getting
Being
Caps
Profound
I got to a stage in my mid-20s where I was focusing on 'what's next, what's next,' and sometimes you don't enjoy what you should.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Sometimes
Stage
Enjoy
Focusing
Got
Where
Next
Should
Ultimately, as players, we are inside the tent, and we have got to deal with what happens between the white lines.
Alun Wyn Jones
White
Inside
Tent
Between
Deal
Got
Lines
Ultimately
Happens
Players
When I retire, my CV might have a few holes, things I haven't achieved that I would have felt I needed to do, but I won't know if I did need to do them until I retire.
Alun Wyn Jones
Few
Would
Retire
Know
Until
Felt
Did
Achieved
Holes
Them
Might
Things
Need
Needed
Whatever you do, whether you're a journalist or a player, you want to see what you can do - that's why you're doing it.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Journalist
Whatever
See
Doing
Want
Whether
Why
Player
I'll look at stats after a game to see the work I've done in different areas.
Alun Wyn Jones
Work
Game
See
Area
Look
Done
Different
After
Different Areas
You know when you've had a good game, and you know when you could have done better.
Alun Wyn Jones
Good
You
Game
Better
Could
Had
Know
Done
If you had a global calendar, then you would have less games; you create more intrigue, create supply and demand with regards to the sport, and that will heighten the intrigue with regards to the Lions. Create more mystique not only at international level but at club level as well.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Will
Club
Intrigue
Would
More
Only
Mystique
Had
Supply
Demand
Global
Calendar
Sport
Well
Lions
Regards
Then
Create
Games
Less
International
International Level
Level
As you get older, you realise you can't worry about mistakes; you just worry about playing, and I've been doing that.
Alun Wyn Jones
You
Mistakes
Older
Worry
About
Doing
Been
Get
Just
Realise
Playing
If I talk to a young player, I always tell them never try too hard.
Alun Wyn Jones
Try
Young
Too
Tell
Never
Talk
Always
Them
Hard
Player
I am always optimistic.
Alun Wyn Jones
Always
Am
Optimistic
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