29 Quotes by Beauden Barrett

In the back of your mind there's always these contractual things you have to deal with. You try to put that aside when it comes to training and playing.

Whatever role the coaches decide for me and the team, I'm happy with that.

I must say I'm a bit more daunted about changing a nappy than I am making a tackle... unless it's Ngani Laumape or Ben Lam.

To me, being an All Black means following our dreams.

We grow up in New Zealand from a young age getting up at 3am to watch the All Blacks play South Africa or England, it's part of who we are. So to be an All Black now is amazing.

I grew up on a farm playing backyard footie in my bare feet.

I take a laid-back approach to a lot of things in life and, at the end of the day, rugby's just a game.

Mum always encouraged us to run, she was very athletic.

A lot of the values I have come from the farm and from my parents, of grafting and of giving, and of always striving to be the best you can be. It's about teamwork.