Jonah Lomu Quotes

• 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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Giving Up, Energy, Looks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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

  Rugby, Surreal, Whole Life

  "Jonah Lomu: Wing commander has seen the light". Interview with Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. March 20, 2010.

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• The biggest thing for me is just to get out on that field. Just to do that will be incredible.

  Jonah Lomu

  Fields, Incredibles

  "Jonah Lomu - The road back". www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2005.

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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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Moving, Air, Feet

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Fitness, Opportunity, Long

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Years, Choices, World

  "First & last: Jonah Lomu". Interview with Nick Green, www.theguardian.com. May 7, 2006.

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• When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session.

  Jonah Lomu

  Tired, Recovery, Player

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I have a stab wound on my left hip and one on my thigh and a slash mark across my right calf. I have a bottle stab wound on my left calf.

  Jonah Lomu

  Bottles, Hips, Calves

  "Jonah Lomu: Wing commander has seen the light" by Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. March 20, 2010.

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• I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.

  Jonah Lomu

  People, Dying, News

  "Jonah Lomu - The road back" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2005.

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• It was like falling off a building and suddenly, bang, you hit the bottom. The first time it happened was on an ordinary day at home. I was taking down some curtains. I took one step, turned around, took another step and then I fell and hit my head hard on the rowing machine.

  Jonah Lomu

  Fall, Home, Ordinary Days

  "Jonah Lomu - The road back" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2005.

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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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Goal, Important, Needs

  "Jonah Lomu - The road back" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2005.

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

  Jonah Lomu

  Inspirational, Rugby, Exciting

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Jonah Lomu

  Doctors, Training, Possibility

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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