Top 44 Israel Folau Quotes

I think probably all of my determination and eagerness to want to play professional sport came from my family.

The goal for me is to stand up for the word of God which is so important to me. It means more to me than what I have.

For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.

I get a huge excitement from seeing the other guys cross the line. It really is a team game rugby, so if we are getting points on the board I am still very happy.

League was everything to me, I put that in front of God, and He took me away from that to go to AFL.

I was taught some very good life lessons and morals as a young kid growing up.

True believers in Christ, are we going to follow through and profess Him wherever we go?

Growing up, I never imagined my journey would pan out as it has, but the one thing I always knew was that I believed in myself.

My faith is what defines me as a person, that is who I am.

I’m very confident in my own ability but I’m not guaranteed to get a starting spot.

I do a lot of core strengthening exercises and the plank push up is a great one that you can do anywhere and anytime.

You don’t want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you’ve got to want to do.

Mum didn’t have shoes. She was the eldest of 10 kids, and some nights they went without food. That’s why, from a young age, I wanted to work hard and change that cycle, to provide not only for my parents but my siblings, too.

Struggling with confidence and self-doubt are things that everyone goes through, especially kids, but I set goals, worked hard and leant on the people around me.

We used to do a lot of kick-catch work with Carlton, and it really taught us some great skills catching above our heads, off our chest. Those things I’ve carried throughout my career and I’m really thankful I got the opportunity to learn that.

I’m thankful I have my faith.

I’ve just got to be a little bit cautious with my technique and all that sort of stuff, going into tackles. But I’m not going to change the way that I go into it. I’m going to be aggressive.

All the changes that have happened in my career have been since I left the Mormon faith.

If I’d had my way, I would still have been playing NRL.

Don’t ever be ashamed of the Gospel. Stand up, and be bold.

I have love towards everyone that might be saying negative things. I choose to love them because God loves me.

In Ezekiel, chapter 33, verse 11, it says, that ‘God has no pleasure in the person that’s living in sin.’ He’s a loving God and he wants people to turn away from what they’re living in and he’ll give them life. That’s the message I’m trying to share, even though it comes across as harsh.

I understand that not everyone shares my faith and some find it difficult to reconcile with their own beliefs.

I grew up as a Mormon.

The last thing I want to do is force tries to happen.

I was lucky enough to play with great platers Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer and that’s where I learned about leadership.

God’s word says for a man and a woman to be together, one man and one woman in the covenant of marriage to be together.

Billy Slater was one I used to see do extras after training and his catching technique was unreal, so I really looked up to him and followed.

I get excited when the ball goes up in the air. I try to always get up there… I get a buzz out of it.

It was a really tough transition going from rugby league to AFL.

I can’t change what the word of God says.

They are allowing young kids in primary school to be able to have the permission to change their gender if they want by taking away the permission of the parents. They are trying to take control, as a government, to make those decisions for young kids who are basically 16 years old, or young.

I just got caught up in the alcohol, women and all that sort of stuff.

All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.

My two younger brothers play football as well and they are obviously pretty talented and my two older brothers like to sing and I obviously can’t do that.

It’s really important for kids to read right through childhood but I know sometimes it’s hard to get them to read. The key is finding something that they’re passionate about, and for me it was, and still is rugby, and being healthy and active, and a lot of kids are like that too.

First and foremost, I live for God now. His plans for me are better than whatever I can think.

In a Polynesian family it’s not always about yourself, you’ve got to look after your parents and your younger siblings.

You can’t please God and please man at the same time. It’s impossible; you can’t do it. You’ve got to choose one.

Obviously the gospel was offensive to a lot of people and it was offensive to me at one point but that caused me to have a change of heart, to come to repentance and realise I was a sinner and needed a saviour.

All the materialistic things I have been able to have over the last number of years are slowly being taken away from me. It’s been really challenging but also it’s been encouraging to myself to see what my God is actually doing.

My principle and my faith is what is driving me from the get-go.

If I had my time over I’d probably not get any tattoos.

As a playing group you don’t go into the game thinking about whether you’re the underdog or not.