Beauden Barrett Quotes

I would have thought there's no greater country to watch rugby than New Zealand.

I come from a country that lives and breathes rugby, and I didn't think there would be anywhere else in the world that could be the same. But New Zealand takes it to another dimension. It's extraordinary how much passion Kiwis have for the game.

I love Australia, and I especially love those rugby players.

We are very conscious of our poor record against the SANZAR nations. We've simply not done well enough against New Zealand or South Africa.

I heard there are some real rowdy fans in New Zealand.

We grow up in New Zealand from a young age getting up at 3am to watch the All Blacks play South Africa or England, it's part of who we are. So to be an All Black now is amazing.

I get too excited about football and rugby.

Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett have both been decent, but Dan Carter takes it on to a different level, and he kicks his goals better than both of them.

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

I like rugby - I watch it from time to time. It's basically football without pads but probably a little bit more dangerous than football. You've got to be a lot tougher in that sport - but I definitely like watching rugby and watching those guys knock each other around. It looks like a fun sport.

I loved Martin Offiah, Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards in that Wigan team, and they are still heroes today. They were outstanding players and great to watch.

We really practice music and work really hard. Sometimes we'll leave at six in the morning, and we started at three the day before.

Obviously, international rugby is a different level, but there are some really good players around.

South Africa is a very pro-sporting country.

I just always play in a South African speedo when I play for the Springboks.

I definitely want to play rugby at the top level, international rugby.

One of the things my dad and I got to bond over was going to the San Antonio Spurs games when Gervin was there, James Silas... I can't remember the rest of the guys' names, but it was a fun time.

As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.

we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning.

I wake up 5 a.m. some mornings and hear the planes coming in at National Airport and I think they are bombing me.

I am an early riser, and always wake up between 5 and 6am.

I woke up at five o'clock in the morning with the whole first paragraph in my head. Now, this just shows what a slothful person I am: I tried to go back to sleep.

In the morning I awoke early and experienced that sinking sensation that overcomes you when you first open your eyes and realize that instead of a normal day ahead of you, with its scatterings of simple gratifications, you are going to have a day without even the tiniest of pleasures; you are going to drive across Ohio.

I love to compete. I competed in 40-50 matches internationally all across the world. I'm young, I'm healthy, and I love to compete. If I don't compete, I'll get bored.

Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen.