Sonny Bill Williams - 'It Wasn't About Thriving, It Was About Surviving.'

Sonny Bill Williams (SBW) has been a national and international champion across Rugby Union, Rugby League and Boxing. He started career in Rugby League, and has played in the Australian NRL with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters. He has played Rugby Union for Toulon in France, Canterbury, Counties Manukau, the Crusaders, the Chiefs and the Blues in New Zealand. He has won 58 caps for the New Zealand All Blacks and was a member of the teams that won the 2011 and 2015 Rugby Union World Cups. He was the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) Heavyweight Champion and World Boxing Association (WBA) International Heavyweight Champion. Away from sport, Sonny Bill Williams focuses on his family, his Islamic faith and is very involved in charity work and promoting social justice.

With the release of 'You Can't Stop The Sun From Shining', Nick sat down with SBW to discuss delving back into his childhood, the experience of Pasifika people, discovering that life is more than sport, what Islam taught him, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Sonny Bill Williams (with Alan Duff) - 'You Can't Stop The Sun From Shining': https://bit.ly/387lG6I

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Sonny Bill Williams

Producer: Nick Wasiliev