Jonah Lomu

It's been a long road back to health and fitness for me. I am just glad to have been given the opportunity to do what I love most. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#am #back #been #given #glad

The biggest thing for me is just to get out on that field. Just to do that will be incredible. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#biggest thing #field #get #incredible #just

How do I take a step? How do I lift my foot off the ground, move it through the air a little bit and then bring it down? I had to teach myself to walk again. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#air #bit #bring #down #foot

I am very excited to be here in Wales and look forward to putting on the Cardiff Blues shirt. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#blues #excited #forward #here #i

I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#bad #bad news #dying #got #i

I was diagnosed with the illness right before the 1995 World Cup. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#cup #diagnosed #i #illness #right

I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#before #big #comeback #days #drive

I was only operating at about 80% of my capacity. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#capacity #i #only #operating

It's a really exciting time to be involved in Welsh rugby. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#exciting time #involved #really #rugby #time

Towards the end of 2003 it was hard to get through training - and the darkest point was when a doctor told me there was a possibility I could end up in a wheelchair. ↗

— Jonah Lomu

#darkest #doctor #end #get #hard