Jonah Lomu
Jonah Lomu
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZMwas a New Zealand rugby union player. He was the youngest ever All Black when he played his first international in 1994 at the age of 19 years and 45 days. Lomu finished with 63 caps and scored 37 international tries. He has been described as the first true global superstar of rugby union and as having a huge impact on the game. Lomu was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame on 9 October 2007,...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth12 May 1975
until worked
Until 1998, I worked in marketing at ASB bank. I loved it.
boo people
It annoys me when people who don't know what they're talking about boo the referee.
doorstep life playing seems turn
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.
ended field guy racing running scoring sick straight
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.
afford boots crooked fit toes wearing
I have crooked toes from wearing boots that didn't fit me because that's all I could afford as a kid.
injury june match season shoulder took
The shoulder injury I incurred during the match in June took me out of the NPC season in New Zealand,
proper unison war
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.
excited putting
I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt.
side slip
I don't think they'll slip up and this side is going to get better,
bowl goldfish
It will be much more of a goldfish bowl when I go back to New Zealand.
inspirational rugby exciting
It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby.
goal important needs
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.
people dying news
I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.
doctors training possibility
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