Rob Burrow Quotes

Rob Burrow

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 26, 1982

The positives outweigh the negatives. I would not be the person I am today without the experience I got from playing rugby league, the friendships and bonds and life experiences, travelling the world.

Rob Burrow

I don't have a bucket list because I've had such a wonderful life.

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I was such a hands-on dad. You hate to see your wife with the burden of doing it alone.

Rob Burrow

I was quite often told I was too small to play rugby, but I always liked the adversity and to prove people wrong.

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It's the small things and things that often we take for granted that having MND makes you appreciate.

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I won't give up until my last breath.

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I try to live in the present as much as possible. Savour each moment. But I can't help looking back.

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Be positive, never give in.

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I have too many reasons to live.

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There's something beautiful about being cared for by the only girl you've ever loved.

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I'm not bothered about dying, I'm not scared of dying, but to not be able to watch my children grow up is the hardest thing.

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There might not be much treatment for MND, but when I watch my kids running around with big smiles on their faces, giggling and screaming and hollering, it feels like I've been cured.

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I am a realist but without hope there is nothing.

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I was told throughout my career that I wouldn't be able to do things, but I never listened.

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I am inspired to keep going by my friend Kevin Sinfield. The guy who makes the impossible seem possible.

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I would give anything to be able to kick a ball with my son or read the kids a bedtime story.

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I don't really drink booze.

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I've seen rugby league come together when one of their own is down. It is when the sport is at its best.

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Sometimes, I picture myself as I was, that speedy kid with the wicked swerve and sidestep. I find it difficult to comprehend that my body was ever able to do those things. The same body that struggles to get off the sofa, feed itself or send a text.

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The Marathon was one of the most important and special events I've done and meant so many things to so many people.

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