I've spent a lot of my teenage years working on sets. I've missed out on more than just playing rugby, but I think I've managed to keep my feet on the ground and keep my friends around me.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
With all the traveling and promotion I've been doing for 'Murderball,' its been difficult keeping up with my rugby training.
I have interests outside of rugby and have been cultivating them for when I do decide to hang up the boots.
Honestly, I was only rested in rugby football; all my friends were boys, and I definitely didn't want to go on stage, but I just did it to keep everyone happy. I did some singing, dancing like they liked, but it wasn't my thing at all.
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.
I played rugby most of my life and then I switched to snowboarding, which provided me a lot of inspiration.
I've got my head fixed on the next part of life. I know there will be an adjusting period of just not being a rugby player for a while, and over that period I'll get my head around what the next challenge involves.
When I first went to rugby, I wanted it all; I just wanted it all, and you know, I thought it was just going to happen just like that, but I've come to learn that good things take time.
In my youth I thought I was going to be a professional rugby player.
I've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different.