I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

I refuse to go into a fast-food outlet - to use the toilet even - in case anyone got the wrong idea and thought I was sneaking in a quick burger.

What I am proud of is I have searched for the best of me and I have been a team man without fail.

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

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

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

We need to ask ourselves what are we here for and what have we worked so hard to be here for.

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.

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.

I'm very happy to be back playing rugby for England again - there were times when I questioned if this would happen.

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. He and his assistant [Brian Smith] were here to support me.

I write to escape. I haven't managed it yet, but I'm working on it

Once we’ve become Gods, And Superheroes, and Spidermen(ed) through the web of potential, what will be next?

Thoughts are nothing but cause and effect.

You just have to try and keep on grinding and hope that things will turn around eventually.

Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.

I think most people live in the past, because current information is discarded or not made available easily.

A man has need of tough ears to hear himself fairly judged.

Products that are remarkable get talked about.

Now, with God's help, I shall become myself.

Out of Mahat comes universal egoism.