Brian O'Driscoll
Brian O'Driscoll
NationalityIrish
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth21 January 1979
CountryIreland
caps chase hard
I have ambitions to set records which will be hard to chase down, like getting more than 100 caps for Ireland.
along lots martin massive richard
I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.
I enjoy training so much, sometimes I don't want it to stop.
I don't really want to be the centre of attention.
good
I don't feel comfortable with the kind of celebrity that has come my way - and I'm not very good at it, either.
best dressing possible rooms vicious
Dressing rooms can be vicious places, in the best possible way, from a slagging point of view.
home hot moves nights saturday
As the summer moves on, there are Saturday nights when I come home and find friends I haven't even been out with sitting up in the hot tub.
elite great group lions produce until
Until you win a series, it's difficult to place yourself in that elite group of great Lions players. It's not enough to produce one-off performances or be nearly-men.
amount best decide huge teams understand
There is still a big onus to be coached. I understand the best teams don't need a huge amount of coaching, but that's when a coach should decide not to do coaching.
best good leave practise
Practise things you're good at. Keep on top of things you're not so good at, but be world-class at your best. Never think, 'I'm very good at this and that, I can leave those for a bit.'
attached generic link message people process rather teams
I don't care that people thought I was one way for my whole career because now that I am not attached to a team, I can have my own opinion, I can have my own voice. I can link myself to my own thought process rather than a generic message most teams try to get across.
deals everyday offered people players
People talk about loyalty of players to clubs. But in the everyday world, you don't see people being loyal to their company when they're getting offered considerably better deals elsewhere.
defence rely win
You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup.
There's ego in all of us rugby players.