With his Kiwi rugby debut in sight, Sonny Bill Williams admits it is the biggest gamble of his life - the Sydney Morning Herald's Steve Kilgallon reports.
"Sonny Bill Williams has grown up. The 18-month contract he signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union carries plenty of risk, little security, and he admits, is a huge gamble. It's precisely what he wanted. Never again will he sign a long-term contract.
''There's one line that has really stuck with me for a while now: you're only useful as long as you are necessary,'' says Williams, who still bitterly regrets the five-year contract he signed, and eventually walked away from, with the NRL's Bulldogs.
"In an extensive interview with Fairfax New Zealand he says: ''I wouldn't say I am a businessman. I would say I have become a lot smarter in the way I understand things. That line says it all. I guess sometimes it doesn't work both ways. I guess you could say I have grown up, matured. I have seen a lot and I guess that probably sums it up.''
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