Jonny Wilkinson Quotes

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

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Sports, Motivational Sports, Team

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• 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.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Ideas, Burgers, Use

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

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Team, Men, Proud

  "Jonny Wilkinson made all England feel wonderful: we will never forget" by Robert Kitson, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.

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

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Needs, Asks, Hard

  "Jonny Wilkinson's autobiography reveals him to be a tortured soul" by Paul Rees, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2011.

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

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Letting Go, Team, Games

  "Wilko's retiring statement in full". www.espn.com. December 12, 2011.

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

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  Team, Mates, Position

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

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  Perfection, Pursuit, Flawed

  "Jonny Wilkinson: not quite Mr Perfect" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. December 13, 2011.

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• To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Games, Two, Numbers

  "Rugby legend Wilkinson quits England", www.cnn.com. December 12, 2011.

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• 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.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Fall, Clouds, Air

  "Jonny Wilkinson made all England feel wonderful: we will never forget" by Robert Kitson, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.

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• 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.

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  Views, Preparation, Sides

  "Jonny Wilkinson's autobiography reveals him to be a tortured soul" by Paul Rees, www.theguardian.com. November 10, 2011.

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• I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Sports, Believe, Done

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• I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Team, Squad, People

  "Jonny Wilkinson announces his retirement from international rugby" by Paul Rees, www.theguardian.com. December 12, 2011.

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• Those Aussie rugby fans are a bunch of sore losers. I hate 'em all.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Hate, Sore Losers, Fans

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• Failing at something is one thing, but Buddhism tells us that it is up to us how we interpret that failure [Buddhism] a philosophy and way of life that resonates with me I identify with it. I agree with so much of the sentiment behind it. I enjoy the liberating effect it's had on me to get back into the game Buddhism, with its concepts of karma and rebirth, have freed me from the twin fears of death and life without rugby, like life, will also come to an end.

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  Karma, Philosophy, Buddhism

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• Due to a life of training and playing, I seem to spend half my time in the shower.

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  Training, Half, Showers

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• I don't like kicking the ball a lot.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Balls, Kicking

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• For me now, I will continue to focus ever harder on my goal of being the very best I can be with Toulon Rugby Club and continue to embrace and enjoy wherever that path takes me.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Goal, Focus, Clubs

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• The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all.

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  Play, Roles, Topics

  Jonny Wilkinson (2011). “Jonny: My Autobiography”, p.8, Hachette UK

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• I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.

  Jonny Wilkinson

  Guy, Finals, World

  "Jonny Wilkinson: not quite Mr Perfect" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. December 13, 2011.

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

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  England, Rugby, Very Happy

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• 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.

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  Support, Assistants, England

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• Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldnt bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

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  Games, People, Perfect

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• The problem with me is I always think I should've done better. I felt that after the World Cup final and through my whole career.

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  Thinking, Careers, Done

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• I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that.

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  Records, World, Proud

  Jonny Wilkinson (2011). “Jonny: My Autobiography”, p.228, Hachette UK

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• I like to think I play rugby as it should be played - there are no yellow or red cards in my collection - but I cannot say I'm an angel.

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  Inspirational, Angel, Thinking

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