Jonah Lomu

Athlete

1975-05-12

Quotes by Jonah Lomu

• Looking back, my whole life seems so surreal. I didn't just turn up on the doorstep playing rugby; I had to go through a whole lot of things to get there.

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• For me to get through the toughest periods in my life, I had to look within to find the energy to do it. I don't give up. Never have. Never will.

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• I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on.

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• Each haka has its own interpretation, but you have to make sure you are in unison with your team-mates; the haka should be a proper war cry.

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• It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.

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• Towards the end of 2003 it was hard to get through training - and the darkest point was when a doctor told me there was a possibility I could end up in a wheelchair.

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• It was in 2003 that I realised there was no choice but to have dialysis treatment - by the time of the World Cup that year, I could barely walk. A year later, I finally had a kidney transplant.

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