100 Quotes by James Haskell

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    Unfortunately, there tends to be an easy way of doing things in life and the Haskell way. As a 12-year-old I knocked my front teeth out while chasing a friend in the rain. I'm the type who offers to serve wine at drinks parties and accidentally pours it down one of the guests.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    I reckon every player feels much the same on the eve of a Six Nations championship. We all want to finish top, win the title and do our respective countries proud in the process. We're also aware a lot of other people are seeking precisely the same thing. Pessimism and optimism collide like two ferrets in a sack.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    It's one thing to get beaten by a side who are a lot better than you, it's quite another to know you've thrown victory away in a game you should have won.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    As soon as you're put on a pedestal, you're easily knocked off it.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    It doesn't matter if you've got the best team in the world, you can't play rugby on your own try-line.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    I do not want to gain a reputation for lacking discipline because I always look to play within the laws.

  • Share

  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    All players want nice things to be said and written about them and you have to take the reverse in equal measure.

  • Share


  • Author James Haskell
  • Quote

    As a schoolboy I can recall playing three games a week and not even feeling it.

  • Share