Israel Folau Quotes

The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.

We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.

Sport is the biggest part of my life. It has allowed me to meet different people from various cultures and background and has greatly enriched my life.

Growing up, sports was my outlet, my way to portray a personality. I was very shy around people but, through sports, something I was good at, I was able to make friends.

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

Athletics is in my blood.

The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn't.

I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.

I come from a family of four brothers, so I like sports.

I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.

I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about.

My dad and my brother were more keen on football, but I used to play canvas-ball cricket while at school in Ranchi, and we would have cricket coaching camps in the summer vacations. That's how I started.

If you want experiences to make you a better person, then you play two or three sports.

I want to get back and do the things that I loved to do, which were my triples. And I know I could do them.

Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was competing with other schools. I did everything: running, volleyball, basketball, soccer, Olympic-style gymnastics, and more! My history with sports gave me good concentration, focus, strength, and motivation to stay healthy.

I'm enjoying watching my kids grow and play sports. That's a ton of fun.

That's what's beautiful about sports in general is you give someone a bat, a ball, a piece of sporting equipment and what it does to help them just be better people, 'to get out of whatever situation they might be in temporarily for that moment, to be whoever they want to be.

My son William and my daughter Amy are both really into their hockey now and I can enjoy watching that.

I have always been a dad who is there because, in football, you have time.

My father was a footballer. I used to play a lot as a kid, but not like a team or something, just with my family having fun. It makes your legs stronger and helps your co-ordination.

Athletics, for me, was something I was pushed towards. I really wanted to play football when I was younger. Over the years, I started to enjoy it more and learn about it.

I love the competition, going out there for 90 minutes, fighting your opponent. If you take this competition away from me, I am not happy.

I want to be out there playing just as much as everybody else.

My dad, he always played soccer.