Jonah Lomu: Cawr y Crysau Duon

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-If you're talking about -superstars...	0:00:03	0:00:06
-..he's up there with Tiger -and Federer and Ronaldo.	0:00:06	0:00:10
-He was perfect for the game. -Good movement and quick feet.	0:00:11	0:00:15
-He was like Gerald Davies -but twice his size.	0:00:15	0:00:19
-We say in the All Blacks, -the difference between...	0:00:19	0:00:22
-..good and great is doing -the little things well...	0:00:22	0:00:26
-..and it was those little things -Jonah did that made him great.	0:00:26	0:00:30
-I haven't played with him, but I'd -give him the ball and follow him...	0:00:30	0:00:35
-..because he will create mayhem -on the field.	0:00:35	0:00:38
-'Jonah Lomu. Unbelievable!'	0:00:39	0:00:41
-When someone says Jonah Lomu, -all I see is Mike Catt...	0:00:41	0:00:45
-..on the floor with his legs -in the air like a dead fly.	0:00:46	0:00:51
-'Jonah Lomu. Unbelievable!'	0:00:51	0:00:54
-He was probably the biggest -influence on the game ever.	0:00:54	0:00:58
-He'd done so many things...	0:01:01	0:01:03
-..to the lives of so many people -in the world.	0:01:03	0:01:06
-It's a big loss to me.	0:01:08	0:01:10
-That is my first-born.	0:01:11	0:01:13
-Once in a generation, maybe, you -get a person before their time.	0:01:35	0:01:40
-Although no-one realised -at the time...	0:01:41	0:01:44
-..that's what happened to -the rugby world in 1975...	0:01:44	0:01:48
-..in Mangere, south Auckland, -New Zealand...	0:01:48	0:01:51
-..when Jonah Tali Lomu was born...	0:01:51	0:01:53
-..the oldest of five children to a -family of Methodists from Tonga...	0:01:53	0:01:58
-..in a relatively nondescript, -deprived area.	0:01:58	0:02:01
-It was rough but if you lived there -long enough, it becomes normal.	0:02:03	0:02:06
-A lot of the families around there -were the church members...	0:02:07	0:02:11
-..that were around our -family-based church.	0:02:11	0:02:15
-There was a lot of -happy memories...	0:02:15	0:02:18
-..and a lot of sad memories -we had there.	0:02:18	0:02:21
-It could be a violent -and dangerous area...	0:02:23	0:02:26
-..so his mother decided -Jonah should attend...	0:02:26	0:02:29
-..the Wesley College -boarding school.	0:02:30	0:02:32
-It was difficult financially -and emotionally...	0:02:32	0:02:36
-..for the mother -and her first-born son.	0:02:36	0:02:39
-But once he actually got into the -groove of things and he started...	0:02:39	0:02:43
-..applying himself in the things -he did here, it sort of changed.	0:02:43	0:02:47
-Although Jonah didn't shine -academically...	0:02:49	0:02:52
-..he shone in sport, -particularly rugby...	0:02:52	0:02:56
-..often against much older boys.	0:02:56	0:02:59
-'Jonah Lomu, we've seen him go down -here a few times this afternoon.'	0:03:00	0:03:04
-It's good to knock -the champions out?	0:03:04	0:03:07
-It's a really good feeling.	0:03:07	0:03:09
-His first link to Wales -came through rugby...	0:03:09	0:03:12
-..when he caught the attention -of a Welshman...	0:03:12	0:03:15
-..who was promoting sport -in local schools.	0:03:15	0:03:18
-A man who would go on to have a big -influence on his career and life.	0:03:18	0:03:22
-Me and him sort of sparked it -when we first met.	0:03:22	0:03:25
-We would laugh -and talk about the same things.	0:03:25	0:03:28
-Once you've got him talking, -you couldn't stop him.	0:03:29	0:03:32
-He'd start coming to the house -and he'd expect tea...	0:03:32	0:03:35
-..and he'd have a sleep -on the settee.	0:03:35	0:03:38
-Probably like a stray dog, I picked -him up and we got on very well.	0:03:39	0:03:42
-Jonah Lomu developed in -the seven-a-side game.	0:03:44	0:03:47
-And, in 1994, in the famous -Hong Kong Sevens competition...	0:03:47	0:03:51
-..he was the star -of the tournament.	0:03:51	0:03:54
-The eyes of the world -were turning...	0:03:54	0:03:56
-..to the young giant -in the black shirt.	0:03:57	0:04:00
-I remember Phil Kingsley Jones -talking about this young boy.	0:04:00	0:04:03
-He couldn't stop talking -about this huge player...	0:04:04	0:04:08
-..who was so young but so strong, -so fast, so good.	0:04:08	0:04:12
-When people say to me, "His talent -- you spotted his talent."	0:04:13	0:04:18
-No, no, no. Anybody... anybody -could have seen he was talented.	0:04:18	0:04:22
-When he played sevens, -he was comfortable in space.	0:04:25	0:04:29
-We know players like Shane Williams -who can side-step easily...	0:04:29	0:04:33
-..but he did it and he was two -or three times the size.	0:04:33	0:04:37
-There were big decision -facing the young man.	0:04:38	0:04:41
-If he wasn't going to turn to -professional rugby league...	0:04:41	0:04:45
-..his first love, -he needed a career...	0:04:45	0:04:48
-..and Phil Kingsley Jones -used his contacts...	0:04:48	0:04:51
-..to secure an interview -at a local bank.	0:04:51	0:04:54
-If he was to be good at rugby, -I had to prepare him for life.	0:04:54	0:04:57
-There had to be a career for him.	0:04:57	0:04:59
-So this interview was huge.	0:05:00	0:05:02
-It was bigger than playing for -the All Blacks. It was a job.	0:05:02	0:05:06
-We prepared, we talked about it, -how he was going to do it...	0:05:06	0:05:09
-..because, like all Polynesian -boys, his head would be down...	0:05:09	0:05:13
-..and he'd give a limp handshake. -"That's not good enough."	0:05:13	0:05:17
-What the Polynesians call white -guys, "Behave like a Palangi.	0:05:17	0:05:21
-"You know that, son."	0:05:21	0:05:23
-Although he didn't have -the qualifications...	0:05:23	0:05:26
-..Jonah got the job.	0:05:26	0:05:28
-The All Blacks jacket and tie -might have helped.	0:05:29	0:05:32
-He jumped in the air.	0:05:33	0:05:35
-I've never seen him react -like the day he got the job.	0:05:35	0:05:40
-I believe that getting that job -was the start of Jonah Lomu.	0:05:40	0:05:45
-Off the field, -everything was in place.	0:05:46	0:05:49
-A job and someone to look after -his interests.	0:05:49	0:05:52
-And, on the field, his team, -Counties, moved Jonah...	0:05:52	0:05:56
-..from the pack to the wing.	0:05:56	0:05:59
-A step which would have -a big effect on the game.	0:05:59	0:06:02
-I'm sure if Jonah Lomu -played in Wales...	0:06:02	0:06:05
-..he would have been a second row -throughout his career.	0:06:05	0:06:09
-We would only have seen a few -glimpses of him running in space.	0:06:09	0:06:13
-1994 was a big year for Jonah.	0:06:15	0:06:17
-He won his first cap.	0:06:17	0:06:20
-He was the youngest player ever -to wear the famous black shirt.	0:06:20	0:06:24
-He had just turned 19.	0:06:24	0:06:27
-I was really, really happy -when I hear they select him...	0:06:28	0:06:32
-..for the first year -to go and play for All Blacks.	0:06:33	0:06:36
-I was really proud of him.	0:06:36	0:06:39
-It's an amazing story -because Jonah Lomu...	0:06:39	0:06:42
-..played all his rugby as a lock -or number eight at school.	0:06:42	0:06:45
-After only three or four games -on the wing at club level...	0:06:45	0:06:49
-..he was selected for -the All Blacks on the wing.	0:06:49	0:06:52
-That would never happen today.	0:06:52	0:06:54
-But things weren't all positive.	0:06:56	0:06:59
-In the second Test, Jonah's lack of -experience on the wing was exposed.	0:06:59	0:07:04
-He experienced the brutal nature -of sport at the highest level.	0:07:05	0:07:10
-All of a sudden, dropped.	0:07:10	0:07:12
-You know, his world was shattered.	0:07:13	0:07:15
-I rung Colin Meads, Laurie Mains, -and said, "Look...	0:07:15	0:07:18
-.."don't just chuck him out.	0:07:19	0:07:21
-"Keep him in the squad or keep him -training. He will come good."	0:07:21	0:07:25
-There was some misfortune behind -the young Kiwi's early success.	0:07:26	0:07:30
-Jonah had already been told he was -suffering from nephrotic syndrome.	0:07:31	0:07:36
-A rare and serious condition -affecting the kidneys.	0:07:36	0:07:40
-We never knew that he had -a challenge with his kidneys.	0:07:42	0:07:45
-They just kept it quiet. -He wanted to get in the teams...	0:07:45	0:07:48
-..the All Blacks and other -professional sides, on his ability.	0:07:48	0:07:52
-He didn't want any sympathy, -any excuses, just do the job.	0:07:52	0:07:56
-He fought to get over his illness -and then he fought even harder...	0:07:56	0:08:00
-..to regain his place in -the All Blacks squad...	0:08:00	0:08:03
-..which he did for -the 1995 World Cup.	0:08:03	0:08:06
-He had just turned 20.	0:08:06	0:08:08
-When you think about the talent -in that squad, that's incredible.	0:08:08	0:08:12
-If you're good enough, prepared to -work as hard as everyone else...	0:08:12	0:08:16
-..and want it as much as everyone -else, you're part of that team.	0:08:16	0:08:20
-Particularly '94, but '95, far out. -Never seen anything like it.	0:08:20	0:08:24
-Jonah Lomu was about to explode -on to the international stage.	0:08:26	0:08:30
-And his timing was perfect.	0:08:30	0:08:32
-With the eyes of the world -on South Africa...	0:08:33	0:08:36
-..and rugby about to -turn professional...	0:08:36	0:08:39
-..Jonah took the opportunity -to display his talent.	0:08:39	0:08:42
-Speed, strength...	0:08:42	0:08:45
-..and the ability to score tries.	0:08:45	0:08:47
-'That's the second try for Lomu!'	0:08:48	0:08:50
-When he played against Wales, -it was building, wasn't it?	0:08:51	0:08:54
-People say to me, he never scored -against South Africa.	0:08:54	0:08:58
-He's never scored against Wales. -I told him he shouldn't.	0:08:58	0:09:01
-That's not quite true.	0:09:01	0:09:03
-I was playing rugby league -in Australia at the time.	0:09:06	0:09:09
-He was running through people. -I was glad I wasn't against him.	0:09:09	0:09:13
-He changed wings, thank goodness.	0:09:14	0:09:17
-Wayne Proctor had to mark him, -not me.	0:09:17	0:09:20
-I was glad to be on the other side -of the field.	0:09:20	0:09:24
-He put his arms out so it was -difficult to go for his legs...	0:09:26	0:09:30
-..so you had to go high -and then you just flew off.	0:09:30	0:09:34
-'He's back on his feet. Lomu is -still going for the try line.'	0:09:34	0:09:38
-Wales were swept aside.	0:09:40	0:09:43
-The only team between New Zealand -and the final was England...	0:09:43	0:09:48
-..and they had high expectations.	0:09:48	0:09:51
-I don't know what it is.	0:09:51	0:09:53
-We've got a bit of a dislike -for the English side.	0:09:53	0:09:56
-To be fair, I think the team -wound Jonah up, to a point.	0:09:56	0:10:01
-England weren't some -Mickey Mouse team.	0:10:02	0:10:05
-I had managed a lot of them -with the Lions.	0:10:05	0:10:08
-Every one of the players...	0:10:09	0:10:11
-from Catt, the Underwoods, -Guscott...	0:10:11	0:10:15
-..and Carling and Rob Andrew -and Dewi Morris.	0:10:15	0:10:18
-These boys played for England...	0:10:18	0:10:21
-..so they were a very good team.	0:10:21	0:10:24
-But he knocked them down -like skittles.	0:10:24	0:10:27
-'Lomu, goes past Underwood, -slips away from Carling...	0:10:27	0:10:31
-'..he walks through Mike Catt.	0:10:32	0:10:34
-'What a try!'	0:10:34	0:10:35
-I was in my house here, -watching how he play.	0:10:38	0:10:42
-And he tackled one of... -number 15, I think.	0:10:43	0:10:48
-And he jumped on top of him -and, erm...	0:10:49	0:10:52
-..I say, "Oh, I'm scared.	0:10:54	0:10:56
-"Otherwise he killing him."	0:10:57	0:10:59
-But he jumped over him -and go and try.	0:10:59	0:11:03
-I see him running...	0:11:06	0:11:08
-..he's got the skill of Gerald, -the speed of JJ Williams...	0:11:08	0:11:13
-..the power of John Bevan...	0:11:14	0:11:16
-..the size of Scott Quinnell...	0:11:16	0:11:18
-..and he's something very special.	0:11:18	0:11:22
-I turned to Bill McClaren at -half time and say, "Special."	0:11:22	0:11:27
-"Very special, Clive", said -Bill McClaren. And he was.	0:11:27	0:11:31
-'Lomu flies down the wing. -He's too quick for Rodber	0:11:32	0:11:35
-'He steps inside Catt, -and it's four tries for Lomu.'	0:11:36	0:11:39
-Although the All Blacks lost in -the final against South Africa...	0:11:41	0:11:45
-..the competition and rugby -had found a new star.	0:11:45	0:11:49
-Possibly the biggest star ever...	0:11:50	0:11:52
-..with the ability to sell the -sport and himself to the world.	0:11:52	0:11:56
-It's hard to think -of anyone else...	0:11:56	0:11:59
-..who's had such a big effect -on a sport or tournament.	0:11:59	0:12:03
-Someone in America who -doesn't follow rugby...	0:12:03	0:12:06
-..would know about Jonah Lomu.	0:12:06	0:12:08
-He was probably the biggest -influence on the game ever...	0:12:09	0:12:12
-..and at the right time, just -as the game went professional.	0:12:12	0:12:16
-But there were dark clouds -on the horizon...	0:12:16	0:12:19
-..for the giant of the All Blacks.	0:12:19	0:12:22
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-Jonah Lomu finished the 1995 -World Cup a true star...	0:12:35	0:12:39
-..and an embodiment -of the new professional era.	0:12:39	0:12:43
-For the first time ever...	0:12:43	0:12:45
-..there was a rugby player -who could be marketed globally.	0:12:45	0:12:48
-Overseas Sports Personality -of the Year 1995.	0:12:48	0:12:51
-He took rugby from the back pages -to the front pages.	0:12:51	0:12:55
-The Lomu brand was massive, -massive all around the world.	0:12:56	0:12:59
-You talk about icons and things.	0:13:00	0:13:02
-Pele and these people.	0:13:02	0:13:04
-And your Sebastian Coes.	0:13:04	0:13:06
-He was 20 years old.	0:13:06	0:13:09
-Everybody wanted him.	0:13:09	0:13:11
-I said, "You do it on the field, -I'll do it off the field."	0:13:11	0:13:14
-When everybody was getting excited, -I got my calculator and said...	0:13:14	0:13:18
-.."How much money are we going to -make after this tournament?"	0:13:18	0:13:22
-The money and the offers -were flowing.	0:13:23	0:13:26
-Rugby league, American football, -even a part in a James Bond film.	0:13:26	0:13:31
-But Jonah decided to stay at home -and sign a new contract...	0:13:31	0:13:35
-..with the New Zealand Rugby Union.	0:13:35	0:13:38
-There was demand for Jonah -from all directions...	0:13:40	0:13:43
-..but he stayed true to his roots -and friends.	0:13:43	0:13:46
-And Phil Kingsley Jones persuaded -Jonah to play in a charity match...	0:13:47	0:13:51
-..in Wrexham and in Wales captain -Ieuan Evans' testimonial...	0:13:52	0:13:56
-..at Stradey Park.	0:13:56	0:13:58
-He was the biggest star -in the game.	0:13:58	0:14:00
-My eyes lit up...	0:14:01	0:14:03
-..at the thought of getting -Jonah over.	0:14:03	0:14:06
-I'll never forget that night.	0:14:07	0:14:09
-They went out to get a team photo -and the crowd jumped the barriers.	0:14:09	0:14:13
-And Fitzpatrick said to me, -"I felt so embarrassed then.	0:14:13	0:14:16
-"All these kids came running -towards us and we all went.	0:14:17	0:14:20
-"They ran straight past us."	0:14:20	0:14:22
-They went to Jonah.	0:14:23	0:14:25
-It was a great day but for someone -travel across the world...	0:14:26	0:14:31
-..to play in a game for me -was special.	0:14:32	0:14:35
-But despite being at his peak...	0:14:35	0:14:37
-..Jonah Lomu's health problems -were getting worse.	0:14:37	0:14:40
-His kidneys were failing...	0:14:40	0:14:42
-..and playing and training -was becoming difficult...	0:14:42	0:14:45
-..although he tried to hide it.	0:14:45	0:14:47
-I was the All Black coach. -I had no idea of his illness.	0:14:49	0:14:51
-I felt very guilty later -because I used to drive him...	0:14:52	0:14:55
-..and yet I didn't know -that the real problem...	0:14:55	0:14:57
-..was that he couldn't do -what we were asking him to do.	0:14:58	0:15:01
-We were getting on to him about -making sure that he keeps...	0:15:01	0:15:04
-..his standards high and he -worked his butt off to do that.	0:15:05	0:15:08
-And you know, now we know the -reason was that he just couldn't...	0:15:08	0:15:12
-..because his body was failing him.	0:15:12	0:15:14
-To the outside world, it seemed -that everything was alright...	0:15:15	0:15:18
-..and the success and the fact -that he looked healthy...	0:15:18	0:15:22
-..hid the secret and the worry -of the illness.	0:15:22	0:15:25
-He just didn't want -to burden anybody...	0:15:26	0:15:29
-..by having that self-pity -of "I need this, I need that".	0:15:29	0:15:32
-He wanted to do it himself.	0:15:33	0:15:35
-Despite the illness and the black -clouds that were circling...	0:15:35	0:15:39
-..during a tour to the -Northern Hemisphere in 1997...	0:15:39	0:15:42
-..Lomu was still too much -for Wales.	0:15:42	0:15:44
-We'd prepared well.	0:15:44	0:15:46
-We had Scott Gibbs, Allan Bateman -and Gareth Thomas on the wing.	0:15:46	0:15:50
-Gareth isn't small either, is he?	0:15:50	0:15:53
-'A great tackle by Lomu. -The ball is loose.'	0:15:53	0:15:56
-I was an OK tackler. -I was brave enough.	0:15:56	0:15:59
-But I can't even think of any -tactic to bring him down.	0:15:59	0:16:04
-That was the gap that existed -between him and everyone else.	0:16:04	0:16:08
-His opponents couldn't floor Jonah, -but his illness managed to.	0:16:10	0:16:14
-He took a break from the sport -to undergo intense treatment.	0:16:14	0:16:18
-But incredibly he managed to -battle back...	0:16:18	0:16:21
-..to be part of the -'99 World Cup.	0:16:22	0:16:24
-It was a shock to hear -how serious his illness was.	0:16:25	0:16:29
-I've got patients -who have dialysis...	0:16:30	0:16:32
-..and it's a very difficult -and awkward thing.	0:16:33	0:16:36
-You have to sit beside a machine -changing your blood for hours.	0:16:36	0:16:40
-You get tired because your -kidneys aren't working.	0:16:40	0:16:43
-How he could even play any games, -never mind international games...	0:16:43	0:16:48
-..was incredible.	0:16:48	0:16:50
-Probably some of his -greatest performances...	0:16:51	0:16:54
-..were at that '99 World Cup.	0:16:54	0:16:56
-He scored a try against England -and he ran about 70 metres...	0:16:56	0:17:01
-..and went over the line with -three of them hanging on to him.	0:17:01	0:17:05
-'Lomu past Guscott. Into the 22. -He's past Healey as well.	0:17:05	0:17:09
-'Dawson. No he can't. -Nobody can stop him.'	0:17:09	0:17:12
-I can't think of any -other player...	0:17:12	0:17:15
-..I remember playing -with or against...	0:17:15	0:17:17
-..that had to have dialysis -when they were playing.	0:17:18	0:17:21
-And the fact that he was still so -much stronger, so much faster...	0:17:22	0:17:26
-..so much better -than everyone else...	0:17:26	0:17:29
-..despite all those things, -makes him completely unique.	0:17:30	0:17:34
-'Lomu straightens the line...	0:17:34	0:17:36
-'..and takes the defenders -over the try line with him.'	0:17:36	0:17:39
-His attempt to be the best he could -not withstanding the illness...	0:17:40	0:17:44
-..is something that will live -with me forever and ever.	0:17:44	0:17:47
-To go with his seven tries -in '95...	0:17:48	0:17:50
-..Jonah Lomu scored eight -in the '99 tournament.	0:17:50	0:17:53
-His record of 15 tries in the -World Cup remains unbeaten today.	0:17:53	0:17:57
-There's no doubt that he was the -biggest rugby star in the world.	0:17:57	0:18:02
-But behind it all, -Jonah's biggest battle continued.	0:18:05	0:18:09
-Although nobody knew it -at the time...	0:18:09	0:18:11
-..at the Millennium Stadium -in 2002...	0:18:12	0:18:14
-..Jonah Lomu performed the haka -in the famous black shirt...	0:18:14	0:18:18
-..for the last time.	0:18:18	0:18:19
-I intentionally didn't -look at Lomu...	0:18:20	0:18:22
-..because it might have -frightened me.	0:18:23	0:18:25
-I looked at Andrew Mehrtens.	0:18:26	0:18:27
-He wasn't quite as scary -as Jonah Lomu!	0:18:27	0:18:30
-He didn't have his best game, -but he was there.	0:18:35	0:18:37
-Every time he touched the ball -the crowd were on their feet.	0:18:38	0:18:41
-At the time, nobody knew it would -be his last game for New Zealand.	0:18:43	0:18:47
-Jonah's illness was now -extremely serious.	0:18:47	0:18:50
-His life was in danger.	0:18:50	0:18:52
-The only option was a transplant.	0:18:52	0:18:55
-And that's what happened in 2004.	0:18:55	0:18:57
-Exactly 10 years after he came to -prominence on the rugby field...	0:18:58	0:19:02
-..Jonah received a new kidney.	0:19:02	0:19:04
-Surely Jonah wouldn't return -to the field after this.	0:19:04	0:19:08
-To my life, if I changed -my kidney, I'd stay back.	0:19:08	0:19:12
-But as him, I can see him pushing -himself harder. I don't know why.	0:19:13	0:19:18
-The fact that he and his character -decided to come back and play...	0:19:20	0:19:25
-..and try and be fit...	0:19:26	0:19:28
-..and continue with his career -for as long as possible...	0:19:28	0:19:32
-..that's an inspiration -to anyone.	0:19:32	0:19:35
-Usually, someone -has a transplant...	0:19:36	0:19:38
-..and they put the kidney -in the stomach.	0:19:38	0:19:40
-They don't take the other one out.	0:19:41	0:19:42
-They keep it in and it -sits in the stomach.	0:19:43	0:19:45
-In order for him to -continue playing...	0:19:45	0:19:48
-..the treatment was -far more complicated...	0:19:48	0:19:51
-..and they had to put the kidney -deep down inside the pelvis.	0:19:52	0:19:55
-Again, that would have affected -his health as well.	0:19:56	0:19:59
-But just over a year -after the operation...	0:20:00	0:20:02
-..Jonah was back.	0:20:03	0:20:04
-The goal was to play for -the All Blacks once again...	0:20:05	0:20:08
-..but before that he needed a new -club and the call came from Wales.	0:20:08	0:20:12
-'Jonah Lomu has arrived -in Cardiff...	0:20:12	0:20:14
-'..and will play for the Blues -until the end of the season.	0:20:14	0:20:18
-'The winger insists he's recovered -following a kidney transplant.'	0:20:18	0:20:22
-I remember looking and wondering -whether I was dreaming.	0:20:22	0:20:26
-Everyone was expecting this -rugby hero...	0:20:26	0:20:29
-..but he was just like one of the -boys and he had time for everyone.	0:20:29	0:20:32
-You've got to earn the right -to be part of the 22 first...	0:20:33	0:20:37
-..before you can think -about the 15.	0:20:37	0:20:39
-For me at the moment, -I'm the new boy on the block.	0:20:40	0:20:42
-It was a good coup for the Blues.	0:20:43	0:20:45
-Everyone was wondering -what level he was at...	0:20:45	0:20:48
-..and maybe it did him good to get -away from the New Zealand media...	0:20:48	0:20:53
-..and have a fresh start.	0:20:54	0:20:56
-This wasn't a leisurely holiday -to end a career for Jonah Lomu.	0:20:56	0:21:00
-He spent more time than anyone -on the training pitch...	0:21:00	0:21:03
-..improving his fitness.	0:21:04	0:21:06
-He only played 10 games -for the Blues...	0:21:06	0:21:08
-..but his influence in the changing -room and in the stands was obvious.	0:21:09	0:21:13
-A lot of supporters just wanted -to see him in the flesh...	0:21:13	0:21:17
-..because you'd get a flash -of what he used to do...	0:21:17	0:21:20
-..and of course, -people were aware...	0:21:21	0:21:23
-..that he'd been through so much -just to be there playing.	0:21:23	0:21:28
-I think people appreciated that -so much.	0:21:28	0:21:31
-'This is the moment. Lomu is over.'	0:21:31	0:21:34
-You knew he wasn't right...	0:21:34	0:21:37
-..because he had to go to hospital -almost every day to have dialysis.	0:21:37	0:21:41
-He spent most of the time -going to see people.	0:21:41	0:21:44
-He liked talking to children -and spending time with them...	0:21:44	0:21:49
-..despite the fact -he wasn't well.	0:21:49	0:21:51
-I've had operations and treatment -for cancer over the years.	0:21:52	0:21:56
-I know what it's like to feel ill.	0:21:56	0:22:00
-But to feel ill and be able -to talk to people...	0:22:00	0:22:04
-..who have the same illness as you -and make them feel better...	0:22:04	0:22:09
-..well, that is a very -special ability.	0:22:09	0:22:12
-Ironically, a broken ankle ended -Jonah Lomu's career in Wales.	0:22:14	0:22:19
-He only played for a short time...	0:22:19	0:22:21
-..but there are no regrets about -bringing him to the capital.	0:22:21	0:22:25
-'It's such a shame, isn't it?	0:22:25	0:22:27
-'Everyone admires the man -so much...	0:22:27	0:22:30
-'..for his tenacity -and determination to come back.	0:22:30	0:22:33
-'Let's hope that's not the last -we see of Jonah Lomu.'	0:22:33	0:22:38
-You can talk as much as you like -about was he at his best...	0:22:40	0:22:43
-..or was he worth the money -to come and play for the Blues.	0:22:43	0:22:46
-In my opinion, the answer is yes.	0:22:46	0:22:48
-The most important thing was -what he gave the young players.	0:22:49	0:22:52
-He made them realise...	0:22:53	0:22:54
-..that if they wanted to be -successful in the sport...	0:22:55	0:22:58
-..they had a lot of hard work -in front of them...	0:22:58	0:23:01
-..and how to prepare for that.	0:23:01	0:23:03
-After returning to New Zealand, -his efforts to play again failed.	0:23:03	0:23:08
-He had to follow a different -path as a commentator...	0:23:08	0:23:11
-..and an ambassador.	0:23:11	0:23:13
-Incredibly, medical bills, -his generosity and possibly...	0:23:13	0:23:17
-..financial naivety meant that -Jonah Lomu wasn't a wealthy man.	0:23:17	0:23:20
-It's tragic, -his financial situation.	0:23:21	0:23:24
-He was a generous person.	0:23:24	0:23:26
-He'd gone through two marriages -and divorces...	0:23:26	0:23:30
-..so he didn't have the money -that everybody thought he had.	0:23:30	0:23:33
-If that's the case, I'm not -surprised because that was him.	0:23:34	0:23:37
-He would give you the shirt -off his back.	0:23:38	0:23:40
-That was the type of guy Jonah was.	0:23:40	0:23:43
-He shouldn't have ended up -being poor...	0:23:43	0:23:46
-..but let's hope what he did -for rugby in New Zealand...	0:23:46	0:23:51
-..and world rugby means that his -family will be looked after...	0:23:51	0:23:55
-..by all these sponsors -who made enough out of him.	0:23:55	0:24:00
-Hopefully, they can give -something back to him.	0:24:00	0:24:03
-After marrying for a third time...	0:24:03	0:24:06
-..Jonah unexpectedly became -a father to two young sons...	0:24:06	0:24:10
-..Brayley and Dhyreille.	0:24:11	0:24:13
-The young happy family -were in Britain...	0:24:13	0:24:15
-..during last year's World Cup.	0:24:15	0:24:17
-I'd never seen him happier.	0:24:17	0:24:19
-He'd had these two young boys.	0:24:20	0:24:22
-At peace with himself.	0:24:24	0:24:25
-I knew he wasn't very well because -he wasn't going to have dialysis.	0:24:28	0:24:32
-But he was going around, -doing his work.	0:24:32	0:24:34
-Nobody knew how he was -because he didn't tell anyone.	0:24:34	0:24:37
-He never complained.	0:24:38	0:24:39
-He'd go from day to day and do the -things everyone else tended to do.	0:24:39	0:24:45
-But maybe it was more -difficult for him...	0:24:45	0:24:47
-..because not everyone else -was Jonah Lomu!	0:24:48	0:24:50
-That's the difference, I think!	0:24:50	0:24:53
-There was only one Jonah Lomu.	0:24:55	0:24:57
-On November 18th 2015...	0:24:58	0:25:01
-..came the shockingly sad news -that he'd lost his big battle.	0:25:01	0:25:05
-The All Blacks giant had died -at the age of 40.	0:25:06	0:25:10
-I almost couldn't believe it.	0:25:12	0:25:14
-I'd seen him only -a few weeks earlier.	0:25:15	0:25:18
-Wherever Jonah went anywhere in the -world, people would remember him.	0:25:19	0:25:25
-And of course, as we know, -they'll remember him forever.	0:25:26	0:25:29
-It just didn't seem right.	0:25:29	0:25:31
-It was very surreal to see this -young man at the age of 40...	0:25:32	0:25:35
-..who again symbolised so much -to us as a nation...	0:25:35	0:25:39
-..and as friends and as mates...	0:25:39	0:25:41
-..and represented everything -that was so...	0:25:41	0:25:45
-..good and virtuous -about being an All Black...	0:25:45	0:25:48
-..and what the black -jersey represented.	0:25:48	0:25:50
-We will never ever see -another Jonah Lomu.	0:25:53	0:25:56
-That's why the outpouring -that we've seen for him...	0:25:56	0:25:59
-..the love that -we've seen for him...	0:26:00	0:26:03
-..is because he is the most unique -rugby player in the world.	0:26:03	0:26:08
-He didn't forget -where he came from.	0:26:08	0:26:10
-He always wanted to wear -that All Black shirt.	0:26:11	0:26:13
-He was a superstar. -A super superstar.	0:26:13	0:26:17
-You can't think -of another player...	0:26:18	0:26:20
-..who was so dangerous on the rugby -field, but who was so kind off it.	0:26:20	0:26:25
-It was a pleasure to know him.	0:26:25	0:26:28
-If you ask people who might -not follow rugby...	0:26:28	0:26:32
-..but watch -the international matches...	0:26:32	0:26:35
-..Jonah Lomu is the name -they'll remember.	0:26:35	0:26:37
-I don't think we'll ever see -anyone like him again.	0:26:38	0:26:41
-He was always my son, you know. -He always was.	0:26:41	0:26:45
-He always will be.	0:26:45	0:26:47
-I don't really know how -to put it into words.	0:26:49	0:26:51
-What do you say?	0:26:52	0:26:53
-You lose a brother.	0:26:54	0:26:55
-You lose a loved-one, but...	0:26:56	0:26:58
-..the memories -will always be there.	0:27:00	0:27:03
-He's got two small children -who are now growing up...	0:27:04	0:27:07
-..and hopefully, maybe we've -got two other Jonah Lomus.	0:27:07	0:27:13
-It's a big loss to me.	0:27:13	0:27:15
-That is my first-born.	0:27:17	0:27:19
-But I always...	0:27:25	0:27:27
-..keep him inside my heart.	0:27:28	0:27:30
-And I always think, -try to take it away.	0:27:32	0:27:35
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