Quotes from Alun Wyn Jones

As I grow older, I like to think I'm getting a little bit more mature.

I do not know if I will stay in the game when I do retire; I have got humanity, so I do not know if I will go into law.

I'll know when to retire when I don't want to push myself anymore.

I know part of me is going to die when I stop playing rugby.

I don't think you need to go global rugby to save the Lions, but I think you need to go global rugby to save rugby and not lose things like the Lions.

Ultimately, we are professional rugby people, and we focus on the rugby. That's the easy bit. We are not politicians, so we don't have to delve too much into that.

The longer I have played, the perception of myself has changed. I conduct myself to other players a bit better.

For me, representing Wales really was a dream.

Without being too profound, I never dreamt of getting 100 caps for Wales.

I am a big believer that change is good.

Every cap is my first, and every one is my last... that's the way I look at it.

If you had a global calendar, then you would have less games; you create more intrigue, create supply and demand with regards to the sport, and that will heighten the intrigue with regards to the Lions. Create more mystique not only at international level but at club level as well.

Ultimately, rugby players are like surfers. You look for the perfect wave, but you don't always find it. And if you did, you'd probably pack up and try something else.

From a personal point of view, I wouldn't have been happy with one cap but would always have been happy with two. I never counted on getting to 80.

I think a global season, moving it a bit towards summer, can only be a good thing from a playing and commercial point of view, but it would take a massive shift, and I do not know if it would happen in my career.

I am paid to play, and the coaches are paid to plan, and that is what they have to do.

I don't compare myself with anyone.

Happiness is dangerous. If you're happy, you're content, and if you're content, you can become complacent.

It really gets my back up when people start using business phrases - 'sustainability,' 'the brand,' etc. - about rugby.

Players want to play a lot of rugby. We're walking contradictions at times in that we want to play a lot of rugby, but we don't want to play too much rugby, and we want to be available for all the big games, yet there are times when you have to sacrifice that because of game limits.

I'm happy in what I do, and I just like cracking on, doing what I love. The people around me know who I am, and that's what means the most.

You do not have time in international rugby to stop and think, 'This is tough.' It's more a case of, 'Let's crack on.' Where's your next job? Fill a hole for someone who has just made a tackle?

Welsh rugby has done its dirty washing in public. It's nothing new. We're a tribal bunch. If warring parties want to sway public opinion, they do it in the public arena.

We don't want Welsh rugby to be seen as healthy or upbeat. If we think that, we could become complacent or stagnate.