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- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was able to come out as gay publicly because my family had accepted me. They thought nothing of it, and without them I wouldn't have been able to do it. If I didn't have them in my life I would have felt like I had no one.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you add children to a marriage, they bring a different dimension to the relationship. If I'd had a child and I believed it would have made my child's life better by not coming out, the chances are I wouldn't have done it. Because I think you do whatever it takes to make your child happy.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got married to my ex-wife, Jemma, I took my vows very, very seriously. I've been brought up with good values and I don't go into anything thinking: this is just for the sake of it - it's not going to last.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that my parents sacrificed a hell of a lot to make sure that my brothers and I would have all that we needed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You tell that to people until you are blue in the face and they struggle to believe it, but I am being totally truthful when I say that all that matters to me is Wales winning.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not interested in individual glory.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first started at Bridgend, I'd see the amount of work Rob Howley put in on his own after the team had all gone home. He was doing ridiculous amounts. So I started training like him. Always on my own.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's too easy to forget bad things. By keeping the reminders close, it's the reminder of not just who you are, but how you became what you are.
- Good Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be a good person.
- Ambition
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has always been my ambition to be captain of Wales over a sustained period of time.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate driving.
- Rage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm terrible for road rage.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brain acts bizarrely and I keep having major mood swings.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I'm concerned about is that I'm with a good squad of players and want us to be competitive and I'm not looking for anything more.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are excuses for dropping the ball or missing a tackle. But there are no excuses for not playing with a passion for your team-mates and as long as I get that response and they play well, I'll be happy.
- don't Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't care about the size of the crowd or other people's opinions - I just want us to perform.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not about shutting people up or proving them wrong. It's about proving to ourselves what we're about.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1999, we went into the World Cup with a string of victories behind us but we could not handle the pressure and ended up letting ourselves down.
- Cup
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- Nov 07, 2020
The World Cup has not been kind to us overall.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always said that leadership is not about one man but a group of experienced players.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Toulouse opened my eyes as a player and as a person. I returned to Wales 10 times better for the experience. I admit that when I went there I was not life-savvy: I was a wild child who lived life instinctively. I would walk past a building and not even notice it.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rugby team is a massive part of the city and generates a real passion but there is also far more to Toulouse. I learned not only to respect the history of the club but also the area and I soon came to appreciate 'buildings and structures.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Toulouse expanded my game. You were given a freedom to play and express yourself on the field. Toulouse is the biggest club in Europe, rugby's equivalent of Real Madrid. Their game has always been about offloading and running but it is also physical, the complete 'package. It was always exciting, no matter how close a game was.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know if my life is going to be easier because I'm out but, if it helps someone else, if it makes one young lad pick up the phone to ChildLine, then it will have been worth it.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not going on a crusade but I'm proud of who I am. I feel I have achieved everything I could ever possibly have hoped to achieve out of rugby and I did it being gay. I want to send a positive message to other gay people that they can do it, too.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents, my family and my friends all love me and accept me for who I am and, even if the public are upset by this, I know the love of those people who mean the most to me will never change.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really want to remain involved in rugby. I want to continue and have an influence on the game.
- Fit
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel I am as fit as anybody.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most famous man in the world has his down days. It's life. But, for me, the rainy moments are isolated moments. I'm always at least half-full. And the rest of the time I'm smiling - all the way up to the brim.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My old man works in the postal service, my mum in a hospital and my brother in a factory. They're my family and when I play rugby I'm representing them. But coming out was different. More than anyone, I feared for my father. I used to be a postman myself and so I know that working environment.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are times in my life when I've wanted never to exist. There's times you don't want to go back to.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started doing Twitter, I realised there were so many people following me who were going through the same thing I was going through.
- My Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people say it's sad living in a hotel, but I'd rather be living in an hotel than living in an house on my own.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a rugby player and first and foremost I am a man.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
My sport was my comfort. The routine, the camaraderie, the team... everyone's around you. After rugby you're on your own.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My fear of coming out wasn't about rejection. I was scared people would say: 'Why were you lying to me? If you've been lying about that what else are you lying about?' Lying is my biggest regret.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
People say getting fit is 90% diet and 10% exercise, but that's bollocks. If you train hard you earn the right to a chocolate bar.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Other sportsmen have confided in me that they're gay. The advice I give is that coming out is great for you as a person, but that you also have to remember you're a role model. As a sportsman you take the money and the glory, but you also take the responsibility that comes with it and make sure the stories that follow are positive.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father always pretends to hate Christmas. But when we were children he was the first one waking us up, saying: 'Do you think Father Christmas has been yet?'
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always driven by the idea that if people ever found out about who I was then the stature I created for myself within rugby would have to be as relevant as the fact I was gay. It was always the driving factor to be the strongest, the fastest, the most skilful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born and raised to play rugby. I have two parents who are hugely proud of my rugby achievements, but even they say that maybe it was just a platform to give me a voice to do something better, and rugby wasn't what I was all about. Something else was.
- Jealous
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find it hard to believe that people can be jealous of other people's success.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone said on social media that I was the son of Satan for being open about my sexuality. I told my mother, and she laughed and said, 'Well, what the hell does that make me?'
- Nov 07, 2020
I had a stroke in 2006. I thought: 'This is it.'
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never ever attracted to any of my rugby mates; I was really good at switching off my emotions and I wouldn't have even considered crossing that line.
- Establishing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is the toughest, most macho of male sports, and with that comes an image. In many ways, it is barbaric, and I could never have come out without first establishing myself and earning respect as a player. Rugby was my passion, my whole life, and I wasn't prepared to risk losing everything I loved.
- Knowing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 16 or 17 I knew I was gay, but knowing and accepting are two very different things.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I became a master of disguise and could play the straight man down to a tee, sometimes over-compensating by getting into fights or being overly aggressive because I didn't want the real me to be found out. So I created this alter ego, knowing full well that I was living in my little fantasy bubble, my shell.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I keep getting letters or if I keep getting messages from people who are still taking strength from my story, who are still finding it difficult and struggling, then you know what, then I'll keep doing what I do.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the Wales squad met up for the 2005 autumn internationals, I was already concerned that we were slipping into bad habits. And, yes, the role of head coach Mike Ruddock was, in my opinion, becoming a problem that would eventually need to be addressed if nothing changed.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
Finding a release mechanism after the pressure of a Test-match week can take over, and the next game can seem as though it might as well be six months away.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes, players find it impossible to see the bigger picture after games for the simple reason that we are the ones who have actually played.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish Mike Ruddock nothing but the very best in whatever he does in the future. I will always remember him as the guy who had the confidence to make me captain of Wales.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
This journey of education and breaking stigma around HIV is something that will have a legacy everlasting.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
After giving up rugby, I wanted to keep busy.
- Gym
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know it's not easy for people to get to a gym.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a professional sportsman, working out has always been an important part of my life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing rugby has been my whole life and for me, keeping fit was part of my job. But when I gave up my career, I was determined to keep motivated, and that isn't always easy when you have lost the competitive edge to it.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every gay man will tell you that 'coming out' is like a weight lifted from your shoulders and beng able to walk down the street knowing that there is nothing for me to hide has been a liberating experience.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I was gay at 18, but to come out then would have meant I would not have achieved what I did in rugby. I loved rugby so much and it was so important to me that I made the decision to keep my sexuality secret. People may disagree with that, but it was my belief and my decision.
- Aspiring
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gay men are accepted in films, music and politics because people came out and broke the mould and stereotype in those industries. What I am trying to do is break the trend in rugby and sport in general and show any aspiring sportsman, regardless of his age, that the mould has been broken.
- Rules
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sports are almost different cultures so saying I prefer one to the other is wrong. Rugby union is guided by a lot of rules, league by the players.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You could say I'm the pioneer in the way I have changed some people's perception of not only sports people but of gay men in general. It's also important that people also realise that as much as a pioneer I'm also just a normal person. I'm normal but I've done something that's pretty powerful as well.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you lie you live in fear as well.
- Fast
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- Nov 07, 2020
Times change so fast.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to think I'm a bit of a son of the country, I've played for the country so many times I feel proud to be Welsh. It's accepted me for what I am and what I do.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020