New Zealander - Athlete | May 12, 1975 - November 18, 2015
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.
Jonah Lomu
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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 been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most.
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I always say to people that you have never seen the best of me, and that's what I mean - I've never been fully fit.
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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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I was this guy who'd been racing around down there, on that field in 1999, running straight over people, scoring tries, winning games, having fun. And I ended up so sick I couldn't even run past a little baby.
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It annoys me when people who don't know what they're talking about boo the referee.
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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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It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.
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How do I take a step? How do I lift my foot off the ground, move it through the air a little bit and then bring it down? I had to teach myself to walk again.
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I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt.
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I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.
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