Quotes from James Haskell

Matches aren't won on the training field and there is no point flogging experienced campaigners unnecessarily.

It's important as a team that you don't get too excited with a win and you don't get too disappointed with a loss. You have to stay very steady, very focused on that middle ground.

There is nowhere to hide as an international back-row forward.

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

My first memory is being taken for Indian food at the Cookham Tandoori on the High Street - I remember the poppadoms, the onions, the chicken tikka.

When I am doing something I give it 100 per cent. I work on it, do it and go onto the next thing.

The first step to optimising testosterone is eating right. That means cutting out the processed junk food and focusing on high quality proteins, carbs, fats, and an abundance of fruits and vegetables. Don't fall into the 'low fat' eating trap, as this will seriously inhibit your testosterone production.

I'm a white middle-class public schoolboy so I'm not particularly tough. But it turns out I don't mind going in the cage. I can dig in. And it's interesting watching people spar and train. There's no anger. It's all technique and delivered with venom.

Trust me, Stade is not a comfortable place to be if you're losing, regardless of the venue.

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

I hate losing and I think it's good to feel a stab of anger if it happens.

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.

I've always felt Twickenham has a special aura.

I think 5G is going to make a dramatic difference in sport and beyond.

I love Twickenham. It's the best place on earth to go, even when it's empty.

There's only one Lawrence Dallaglio and there's only one James Haskell.

You bring your strength to the game - that's what I've learnt, and that's what I try to bring to England.

No self-respecting gym goer skips leg day.

Actions always speak louder than pre-match words.