I try not to read too much in the media because they're either gonna put you on a pedestal too high or underplay you. - Sonny Bill Williams

I feel that if I am busting my arse, if I am stretching at night, if I am working hard in the gym, if I am doing all of my extras out on the field, if I am the first one there and the last to leave or whatever, and if I am giving my all every game, then I deserve to be the man I want to be rather than the man other people want me to be.

When I finish my sporting career it's not about what I've done, or being remembered as a legend. For me it's just about being the best father, husband and man I can be.

I am the first to jump up and say that I am a proud Samoan.