Israel Folau Quotes

You must relate athletic experiences to life.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.

The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.

I probably got more out of sports in high school than I did out of classes.

The greatest thing about sports, to me, is just the crossover into everyday life.

I know what sport has given to me in my life, what opportunities I've had and the lessons I've learned about myself and about life.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.

Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.

I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

I didn't understand anything about playing baseball. I started playing, and it was enjoyable. Most of my life, I played with older people on my team, in my league. I learned a lot about life. Every day in my life, I learned something new from somebody.

Look, I have no qualms about having played basketball. The game has done so much for me. Look at the places I've been, for one thing.

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

Football's been such a part of my life. It's allowed me to meet so many people and do so many things.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

I love everything about football. You can learn so much from it, from leadership qualities to discipline. This sport involves every kind of emotion.

Football is not just what you do on the field.

There are good life skills to be had in the sport. It is a big positive to see young kids coming to the gym, training hard, looking up to the likes of David Tua, Shane Cameron, and possibly myself.

I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.