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Sonny Bill Williams
New Zealander
Athlete
Born:
Aug 3
,
1985
Always
First
Me
Myself
Think
You
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If I could go back and change how I left the NRL, I would. My name will forever be tarnished but I wasn't the man I am now.
Sonny Bill Williams
Man
Change
Will
Back
Would
Could
Name
How
Am
Go
Left
Tarnished
Forever
If I Could
Now
Being a young Kiwi lad, a young Polynesian boy, I was pretty close to my family. But when I moved to Sydney, I went from training twice a week, playing touch footy with my mates, to working full-time as a labourer and training professionally.
Sonny Bill Williams
Family
Training
Young
Pretty
Touch
Week
Boy
Mates
Close
Labourer
Lad
Moved
Being
Working
Full-Time
Professionally
Twice
Twice A Week
Sydney
Playing
I've got confidence that I'll be able to pick it up eventually, but that's the reason I'm a full-time Sevens player this year: because I knew coming into it that it would be really tough, and I've got to give it my all.
Sonny Bill Williams
Confidence
Tough
Year
Would
Would-Be
Able
Give
Pick
Knew
Because
Got
Coming
Up
Really
Full-Time
Reason
Eventually
Player
I grew up as a Polynesian kid in the Polynesian community, and I was this skinny white kid.
Sonny Bill Williams
White
Community
Kid
Up
Grew
Skinny
My old man never used to cook, so we lived on takeaway. The others were always jealous.
Sonny Bill Williams
Jealous
Man
Old
Others
Never
Always
Were
Old Man
Cook
Used
Lived
I am my own man now; I can think for myself, whereas when I was 20, 21, I always wanted to please others.
Sonny Bill Williams
Myself
Man
Own
Think
Others
Please
My Own
Always
Am
Wanted
Whereas
Now
Now, I know a lot of things in the big man's world are not what they seem: a lot of people are out for themselves, and you can't always trust what someone says.
Sonny Bill Williams
You
Man
Trust
People
World
Big
Says
Out
Seem
Someone
Know
Always
Lot
Themselves
Now
Things
What's the worst that can happen? I get knocked out. At least I tried.
Sonny Bill Williams
Worst
Out
Tried
Knocked
Least
Get
Happen
It doesn't matter what you look like. Experience is the key.
Sonny Bill Williams
You
Experience
Key
Matter
Like
Look
I don't have the runs on the board to trash talk anyone in the boxing sense. I've got to do it the hard way and earn that respect.
Sonny Bill Williams
Respect
Sense
Earn
Way
Runs
Talk
Boxing
Got
Anyone
Board
Hard
Trash
Hard Way
I just used to bank on my athleticism.
Sonny Bill Williams
Bank
Just
Used
I wouldn't say I am a businessman.
Sonny Bill Williams
Say
Am
Businessman
I would say I have become a lot smarter in the way I understand things.
Sonny Bill Williams
Become
Way
Say
Would
Smarter
Understand
Lot
Things
I have learned from my mistakes... the business we are in is cutthroat. I have seen too many older blokes give their all for clubs, then be told they are not wanted. Even blokes still on contract are told to look elsewhere.
Sonny Bill Williams
Business
Seen
Mistakes
Older
Too
Elsewhere
Give
Look
Learned
Still
Contract
Wanted
Clubs
Then
Many
Even
You always have your knockers. There's always something wrong. But I'm happy. I think that I'm improving as a fighter; that's all I can ask for.
Sonny Bill Williams
You
Happy
Fighter
Think
Something
Wrong
Always
Improving
Ask
Your
It's been a long while, but, thank God, now I've been able to get my mum a house.
Sonny Bill Williams
God
Thank God
Long
Able
House
Been
Thank
Get
While
Now
Mum
I rock up to training, and Folkesy, Steve Folkes - someone that, to be honest, has never paid any interest in my personal life - he comes up to me and starts saying, 'You're not turning Muslim are you?'
Sonny Bill Williams
Life
Saying
Me
You
Training
Personal Life
To Be Honest
Starts
Muslim
Someone
Never
He
Steve
Rock
Up
Personal
Any
Interest
Turning
Paid
Honest
The biggest thing for me is earning the respect of my fellow players and coaches. I think that is why I was a little bit emotional. You don't get a haka done to you from the brothers for no reason if they don't respect you.
Sonny Bill Williams
Me
You
Respect
Think
Earning
Bit
Brothers
No Reason
Emotional
Fellow
Get
Done
Biggest
Little
Biggest Thing
Little Bit
Coaches
Reason
Why
Thing
Players
I think I'm evolving, I'm always in search of bettering myself, how I can improve as a sportsman and as a person.
Sonny Bill Williams
Myself
Think
Evolving
Sportsman
Always
How
Improve
Person
Search
Boxing's not in my blood... it just grew on me.
Sonny Bill Williams
Me
Boxing
Blood
Just
Grew
I don't need a pool room with medals and everything hanging up.
Sonny Bill Williams
Pool
Everything
Up
Hanging
Room
Medals
Need
One thing I've learned over my career is that simplicity is the key: on the field, off as well.
Sonny Bill Williams
Key
Simplicity
Field
One Thing
Over
Well
Learned
Off
Thing
Career
OK, I floss, I brush my teeth, and I use mouth wash. Does that mean that I love it? That means that I, you know, like to look after my teeth!
Sonny Bill Williams
Love
You
Mouth
Teeth
OK
Brush
Like
Know
Look
Does
After
Mean
Means
Use
Wash
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