100 Quotes by James Haskell

Wherever I've played, I only affect the breakdowns that are in front of me.

I've lost count of the times I've been asked what I do for a living. When I say rugby people say: 'Yes, but what's your other job?'

Front squats and trap bar deadlifts are the two best big compound movements for quad growth.

I think as a professional sportsman you're aware that your time is limited.

A lot of sportsmen get depression, all sorts of mental health issues. A lot of people retire and you don't hear from them, but I don't want to do that.

In reality, rugby is finite and unpredictable, so players need to have skills off the pitch too.

Although the TV commercials will try and have you believe otherwise, there is nothing good about breakfast cereal. No matter how 'low fat' or 'high in fibre' the box tells you it is, ditching the high sugar cereals is the first step you need to take towards a better breakfast.

When I was about 15, I learnt that training hard doesn't get easier, you just learn to push harder. That's a powerful mentality to master.

When I started my professional rugby career, in 2002, there was one guy filming training if you were lucky.