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I'm an eternal optimist. — Brian O'Driscoll

It feels great to be a two-time Six Nations winner. — Brian O'Driscoll

You never sit on your laurels. It is always a case of trying to work on your deficiencies as much as working on your strengths. — Brian O'Driscoll

Timmy Horan was a childhood hero. He was a great distributor, elusive, good stepper, very physical, defensively very sound. What a rounded player. — Brian O'Driscoll

I think my form dipped after the Six Nations in 2007, from the World Cup onwards. — Brian O'Driscoll

The Polynesian guys are pretty strong without going to the gym. — Brian O'Driscoll

You want to win everything you are in. — Brian O'Driscoll

I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson. — Brian O'Driscoll

I still get a great buzz from rugby. — Brian O'Driscoll

I would say I thrive in a competitive environment. — Brian O'Driscoll

I need to worry about the things that I am in control of. — Brian O'Driscoll

I just want to concentrate on my rugby and enjoy it and live in the moment. — Brian O'Driscoll

The big upside to being captain is it's a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure. — Brian O'Driscoll

I was a football fan before I became a rugby fan. — Brian O'Driscoll

If you stick around long enough and you do enough of the right things, you get seen in a largely positive light. — Brian O'Driscoll

Before there was any chance to go to England, I changed schools, and it was rugby from there on in. — Brian O'Driscoll

There's ego in all of us rugby players. — Brian O'Driscoll

As the summer moves on, there are Saturday nights when I come home and find friends I haven't even been out with sitting up in the hot tub. — Brian O'Driscoll

Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes. — Brian O'Driscoll

I have ambitions to set records which will be hard to chase down, like getting more than 100 caps for Ireland. — Brian O'Driscoll

When you talk to family and friends, they can't tell you anything from an impartial point of view because they have a vested interest in you. — Brian O'Driscoll

The victory is always sweeter ... winning things with friends. — Brian O'Driscoll

It's rare enough as an older generation player that you're 100% fit - there's always something niggling. — Brian O'Driscoll

Just because you lost your last game doesn't mean you change anything. — Brian O'Driscoll

I didn't know Ian Smith myself! — Brian O'Driscoll

You've to celebrate the good days because there are brutal days that make the good ones sweet. — Brian O'Driscoll

I think training and being dedicated is very important, but one aspect that I always live by is that I enjoy myself in what I do! — Brian O'Driscoll

I don't feel comfortable with the kind of celebrity that has come my way - and I'm not very good at it, either. — Brian O'Driscoll

I had come across a few sports psychologists, and I had no time for nearly all of them. I just don't think they work in a team environment. — Brian O'Driscoll

I've never bought a sports car. — Brian O'Driscoll

I was exposed to the gym at about 28. I never had a huge love or appetite for it - it was just a means to an end. — Brian O'Driscoll

If you can beat New Zealand, then you're probably going to win the World Cup. — Brian O'Driscoll

I get burnt in the sun, so there's no point me getting pecs for when I take my shirt off in the summer. — Brian O'Driscoll

If you start thinking about retirement in six months' time, you're already there. — Brian O'Driscoll

I'm very much a glass-half-full person. — Brian O'Driscoll

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad. — Brian O'Driscoll

I've been a professional rugby player all my life; I don't really know anything different. — Brian O'Driscoll

In your mid-20s, you think you'll go on for eternity. Then a point comes where you realise that's not going to be the case. — Brian O'Driscoll

A physical therapist does some unbelievable stretching with me. — Brian O'Driscoll

When you are captain, you are never speaking for yourself. — Brian O'Driscoll

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment. — Brian O'Driscoll

I don't really want to be the centre of attention. — Brian O'Driscoll

Rugby takes its toll. — Brian O'Driscoll

My nutritional knowledge is good enough to figure out what's good, what's bad, and where my leeway is. — Brian O'Driscoll

You cannot say things one week and then behave differently. — Brian O'Driscoll

You can't rely on your defence to win a World Cup. — Brian O'Driscoll

I enjoy training so much, sometimes I don't want it to stop. — Brian O'Driscoll

I'm fairly adventurous with my eating. I've tried kangaroo, and Moreton Bay bugs, which are a kind of lobster, are so good. — Brian O'Driscoll

I have interests outside of rugby and have been cultivating them for when I do decide to hang up the boots. — Brian O'Driscoll

My missus knows to leave me alone. — Brian O'Driscoll

One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place. — Brian O'Driscoll

Dressing rooms can be vicious places, in the best possible way, from a slagging point of view. — Brian O'Driscoll

That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts. — Brian O'Driscoll

The great thing about playing team sport is you win and lose together, and the pain is never as bad when you share it. — Brian O'Driscoll

As you get older, the defeats become more painful. They definitely hurt more. — Brian O'Driscoll