Alun Wyn Jones Quotes

Alun Wyn Jones

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 19, 1985

It's great having a good academy, but if you can't pay the players you're producing, what's the point of it?

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I know there are certain things I may never achieve depending on whether I stay at the Ospreys or go.

Alun Wyn Jones

Ultimately I'm the captain, but if someone can't get themselves in the right state to play, it's not my job. If they don't want to come into work determined to be the best they can be, they're in the wrong job.

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I'll look back on my career as a whole and at parts of it and say I should have enjoyed that more. I suppose that's my own fault.

Alun Wyn Jones

I am a big believer that change is good.

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I never counted on playing rugby: I was just another fat kid chasing an egg. It has gone pretty well.

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I'll look at stats after a game to see the work I've done in different areas.

Alun Wyn Jones

Ultimately, as players, we are inside the tent, and we have got to deal with what happens between the white lines.

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Apparently, I'm the angriest man. I don't know. It's just an interpretation. If it was someone else, they might be called focused or competitive. I'm not that angry or grumpy, but if you want to say I'm angry because I'm focused or competitive, then that's okay.

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I think a global season, moving it a bit towards summer, can only be a good thing from a playing and commercial point of view, but it would take a massive shift, and I do not know if it would happen in my career.

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I'm very fortunate I've got a good support network.

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Happiness is dangerous. If you're happy, you're content, and if you're content, you can become complacent.

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There's always a team behind the team. We've got our off-field guys looking after us.

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I'm in no position to tell a fan how to support us. What I'd say is keep doing what you're doing; it means a lot to the team.

Alun Wyn Jones

I would like to think I am well aware of what the Lions are about and what they represent, but out of respect for your body and the players who are putting up their hands to be selected, you keep it at arm's length.

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