Israel Dagg talks to Michael Brown inThe New Zealand Herald about living in fear after the February Christchurch earthquake.
"Israel Dagg often tells himself to harden up after an earthquake rocks Christchurch.
It's not easy. There have, after all, been thousands since September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and the mind can leave even deeper scars than those which have disfigured the Canterbury landscape.
There have been many times when Dagg and team-mate and close friend Zac Guildford have wanted to flee. Just last week, they packed their bags and were thinking about escaping to Kaikoura before coach Todd Blackadder convinced them to stay. "