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I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.

Jonny Wilkinson

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Jonny Wilkinson
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 25
Entrepreneur
Rugby Player
Rugby Union Player
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Surrey
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Jonathan Peter Wilkinson
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The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play it is whether I am going to play at all.
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Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldnt bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.
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The problem with me is I always think I should've done better. I felt that after the World Cup final and through my whole career.
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I do, have done and always will believe that I am very capable of performing and thriving at any level of the sport.
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I know that Martin Johnson [the England coach] was in the stands, but I didn't feel it was up to me to impress them. He and his assistant [Brian Smith] were here to support me.
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