Lomu Quotes & Sayings

Each haka has its own interpretation, but you have to make sure you are in unison with your team-mates; the haka should be a proper war cry. — Jonah Lomu

We're seeing right now that a mass extinction can be caused by human beings. — Elizabeth Kolbert

To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world. — Anthony Burgess

The headmaster's tie turns into a noose again, preventing blood from getting to his face — Neal Shusterman

For me to get through the toughest periods in my life, I had to look within to find the energy to do it. I don't give up. Never have. Never will. — Jonah Lomu

Surely our people do not understand even yet the rich heritage that is theirs. There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children's children forever, with their majesty all unmarred. — Theodore Roosevelt

I have crooked toes from wearing boots that didn't fit me because that's all I could afford as a kid. — Jonah Lomu

Towards the end of 2003 it was hard to get through training - and the darkest point was when a doctor told me there was a possibility I could end up in a wheelchair. — Jonah Lomu

It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We shall see that no state in the British Isles attained attained this level of sophistication before the 16th century, and no history of the Royal Navy, in any exact sense of the words, could legitimately begin much before then. This book, which does, is not an institutional history of the Royal Navy, but a history of naval warfare as an aspect of national history. All and any methods of fighting at sea, or using the sea for warlike purposes, are its concern. — Nicholas Rodger

It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai — Randy Pausch

The biggest thing for me is just to get out on that field. Just to do that will be incredible. — Jonah Lomu

I have a stab wound on my left hip and one on my thigh and a slash mark across my right calf. I have a bottle stab wound on my left calf. — Jonah Lomu

It was in 2003 that I realised there was no choice but to have dialysis treatment - by the time of the World Cup that year, I could barely walk. A year later, I finally had a kidney transplant. — Jonah Lomu

The old generation is going. What will the new bring us? What shall we ourselves contribute? < ... > Destiny says to us: Show what is in thee! Now is the moment, now is the hour, else fall back into nothingness! It is thy turn! Give the world thy measure, say thy word, reveal thy nullity or thy capacity. Come forth from the shade! It is no longer a question of promising, thou must perform. The time of apprenticeship is over. Servant, show us what thou hast done with thy talent. Speak now, or be silent forever. — Henri Frederic Amiel

It annoys me when people who don't know what they're talking about boo the referee. — Jonah Lomu

Looking back, my whole life seems so surreal. I didn't just turn up on the doorstep playing rugby; I had to go through a whole lot of things to get there. — Jonah Lomu

I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people. — Jonah Lomu

I went to a boarding school with a strong Maori tradition, where we were taught all about the haka. — Jonah Lomu

Me? As England's answer to Jonah Lomu? Joanna Lumley, more likely. — Damian Hopley

Not by force of arms are civilizations held together, but by subtle threads of moral and intellectual principle. — Russell Kirk

When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They'd be ok after an hour - I'd have to stay in bed till the next session. — Jonah Lomu

It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby. — Jonah Lomu

I met Jonah Lomu. I never knew how huge he was. I felt like a peasant in a Godzilla movie. 'Quickly! Tell the other villagers! We go now!' — Robin Williams

It was like falling off a building and suddenly, bang, you hit the bottom. The first time it happened was on an ordinary day at home. I was taking down some curtains. I took one step, turned around, took another step and then I fell and hit my head hard on the rowing machine. — Jonah Lomu

How do I take a step? How do I lift my foot off the ground, move it through the air a little bit and then bring it down? I had to teach myself to walk again. — Jonah Lomu

As women, we need to remember: don't be a doormat! — Amanda Harlech

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most. — Jonah Lomu

We're all sinners. Maybe what makes us different is that we're willing to change." "I — Dannika Dark

Identity is such a crucial affair that one shouldn't rush into it — David Quammen

This is happening; this is not fiction. And the thing about life? It doesn't have texture at all. Go ahead, feel the space around you. Do it now. See? It's nothing but air. — Carolyn Parkhurst

I was this guy who'd been racing around down there, on that field in 1999, running straight over people, scoring tries, winning games, having fun. And I ended up so sick I couldn't even run past a little baby. — Jonah Lomu

I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on. — Jonah Lomu

I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity. — Jonah Lomu

I always say to people that you have never seen the best of me, and that's what I mean - I've never been fully fit. — Jonah Lomu

Until 1998, I worked in marketing at ASB bank. I loved it. — Jonah Lomu

I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt. — Jonah Lomu

I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup. — Jonah Lomu