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On clever people:
†I am a ‘small-brain’ person. A small-brain person doesn’t need to go sit down and study over what he’s going to say to people; it comes naturally. People who study and get A’s and B’s are clever people. But people who don’t go and study and have all that wisdom are wise.â€
On the haters:
“If you look at those people who say all those things about me you will ask: How did God manage to create those people?â€
On Robbie Deans:
“If Robbie Deans says it, then it’s different. I mean, Robbie Deans is a good coach and I am not.â€
On journalists and journalism:
“You won’t believe me but I haven’t read a newspaper in two years and I’m not about to start now.â€
Playing on the moon:
“I have such a wonderful bunch of guys to choose from and there is pressure on all of them to perform. But even if you’re playing a game on the moon, if you have the skills and you play well, you will win.â€
When asked if he was an affirmative action appointment:
“They certainly didn’t vote for me because I have a lovely smile”
The magician:
“I’m going to pull a rat out of the hat”
On the British press:
“I heard the papers went mad. Sorry for them. Do they know we won the match? We‘ve taken 12 years to beat the Lions and if we beat them by one point or 20 points it does not matter.â€
Life in South Africa:
“I believe life within your own country is sometimes a burden because you have to face it every day, but when you go outside your borders, you see it is actually worse.â€
Not making public his view that the All Blacks are being favoured:
“I’ve got my own observations about the last two Tests, and I can’t say it in public. But we do have a World Cup in New Zealand next year, and maybe it was the right thing for them to win the games so they can attract more people to the games next year.â€
Coming out in support of accused cop-killer Bees Roux of the Blue Bulls:
“We definitely talked about Bees Roux. We feel for all South Africans and especially rugby players. A situation like this could happen to anybody. People are ugly outside, they’re dirty and they try and use everything to stop us from bringing hope to the people out there. It’s a tragic situation and we wish it upon nobody. The team supports him 100 %. Not on the deed, but … how the situation developed”
On Francois Hougaard:
“He is a player you can take to war.”
Asked if he thought the 2010 win against England had saved his job:
“I never employed myself. It would be a lot easier if I did. I don’t care. The pressure I respond to is to deliver for the country, to give hope to South Africans. That does not mean we won’t make mistakes. You can slaughter me if I make a big mistake, I just hope you can sell the meat.”