It's really important for kids to read right through childhood but I know sometimes it's hard to get them to read. The key is finding something that they're passionate about, and for me it was, and still is rugby, and being healthy and active, and a lot of kids are like that too.
Israel Folau
I do a lot of core strengthening exercises and the plank push up is a great one that you can do anywhere and anytime.
I was taught some very good life lessons and morals as a young kid growing up.
They are allowing young kids in primary school to be able to have the permission to change their gender if they want by taking away the permission of the parents. They are trying to take control, as a government, to make those decisions for young kids who are basically 16 years old, or young.
I can't change what the word of God says.
True believers in Christ, are we going to follow through and profess Him wherever we go?
I have love towards everyone that might be saying negative things. I choose to love them because God loves me.
The way Satan works is he offers you stuff that could look good to the eye and makes you feel comfortable, and if you follow that path all the worries and troubles will go away.
In Ezekiel, chapter 33, verse 11, it says, that 'God has no pleasure in the person that's living in sin.' He's a loving God and he wants people to turn away from what they're living in and he'll give them life. That's the message I'm trying to share, even though it comes across as harsh.
There are different reasons why I wanted to try AFL - some of them family reasons and others were more personal ones.
You can't please God and please man at the same time. It's impossible; you can't do it. You've got to choose one.
I'm extremely proud to have represented my country. It's truly an honour.
I get excited when the ball goes up in the air. I try to always get up there... I get a buzz out of it.
I've just got to be a little bit cautious with my technique and all that sort of stuff, going into tackles. But I'm not going to change the way that I go into it. I'm going to be aggressive.
Struggling with confidence and self-doubt are things that everyone goes through, especially kids, but I set goals, worked hard and leant on the people around me.
As a playing group you don't go into the game thinking about whether you're the underdog or not.
No Australian of any faith should be fired for practising their religion.
Billy Slater was one I used to see do extras after training and his catching technique was unreal, so I really looked up to him and followed.
For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.
Playing at fullback it's part of your role to get up and take those high balls.
Growing up, I never imagined my journey would pan out as it has, but the one thing I always knew was that I believed in myself.
I'm very confident in my own ability but I'm not guaranteed to get a starting spot.
I understand that not everyone shares my faith and some find it difficult to reconcile with their own beliefs.
Just my relationship with people - my teammates, my family, my partner everything. I don't really know how to explain it, it's just a peaceful feeling inside.
If I am playing the game freely, and those opportunities come up to cross the line, then I get enjoy that a lot. But when I try to force things, I am not playing my best footy.
Mum didn't have shoes. She was the eldest of 10 kids, and some nights they went without food. That's why, from a young age, I wanted to work hard and change that cycle, to provide not only for my parents but my siblings, too.
I never had a special social media clause, I had a standard contract, the same as every other player.
I've been watching a whole heap of video footage of different players on different teams and how different players get the football. But the best way I learn is getting out there and playing.
All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.
The goal for me is to stand up for the word of God which is so important to me. It means more to me than what I have.
First and foremost, I live for God now. His plans for me are better than whatever I can think.
As Christians, we must be strong.
Don't ever be ashamed of the Gospel. Stand up, and be bold.
I want to be clear that I only share passages from the Bible as a gesture of love.
If I had my time over I'd probably not get any tattoos.
I totally understand everyone else's view. They are obviously different to mine and I respect that but what I don't want to do is compromise what I believe in.
My faith is what defines me as a person, that is who I am.
My principle and my faith is what is driving me from the get-go.
I'm thankful I have my faith.
I got caught up in all the party things and I guess I'd say my head was above the clouds.
Most people don't realise there's certain things that players go through off the field. Most times, guys are good at hiding things.
I just got caught up in the alcohol, women and all that sort of stuff.
My two younger brothers play football as well and they are obviously pretty talented and my two older brothers like to sing and I obviously can't do that.
You want to try to play the game in a really good positive way, not just on the field but off the field as well in being a positive person and getting good vibes out to the community.
In a Polynesian family it's not always about yourself, you've got to look after your parents and your younger siblings.
God's word says for a man and a woman to be together, one man and one woman in the covenant of marriage to be together.
League was everything to me, I put that in front of God, and He took me away from that to go to AFL.
Obviously the gospel was offensive to a lot of people and it was offensive to me at one point but that caused me to have a change of heart, to come to repentance and realise I was a sinner and needed a saviour.
I had purpose in my heart that I would stand up for the truth regardless of what I might lose in life.
All the materialistic things I have been able to have over the last number of years are slowly being taken away from me. It's been really challenging but also it's been encouraging to myself to see what my God is actually doing.
