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Lawrence Dallaglio

lines on the record: 60
first: 2011-02-20
most recent: 2011-02-20
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: podcast

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“He came from a beautiful place in Emilio Romagna called Guastala and quite close to Palmer, famous for balsamic vinegar and Ferraris and all the wonderful things in life. He decided he wanted to.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Well, I mean, it sounds like, you know, if you say Barnes, you think of sort of fairly middle class, well-off people, you know, I mean, you know, my mother came from the East End of London. She was out to work at the age of 13. And I think she just decided coming from a family of 10 children, she just wanted to better herself.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“In your life to be returned. But to be honest, I haven't really worried. I didn't really worry too much about retirement because as much as I loved rugby and trust me, it became my life. I became obsessed and I'm sure we'll talk a little bit about that. It actually got in the way of quite a few things because it's just this incredible roller coaster of emotions. And it stopped me from doing so many things that I've now slowly finding out”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Everyone thinks that rugby is this ultimate team game, which it is, you know, it's gladiatorial, as my mother-in-law used to say. And it is the ultimate team game because if you don't do your job, I can't do mine. But actually, great teams are made up of great individuals as well. I mean, the reason we won the World Cup quite simply in 2003 is because out of 15 or so guys, I think we had eight or ten who were, without doubt, the best players in the world at that time. So yes, you have to focus as a team, but also as an individual, it's quite important to be very much part of that. I think the biggest challenge as a sportsman is that you are given a piece of paper at the beginning of each week and everything is kind of mapped out for you. And then when you finish playing, you've got a blank sheet of paper. That is a challenge. I had to come to terms with retiring, which is, you know, something that all sportsmen have to do.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“It's a very uplifting song. When I left home, I moved to Labra Grove in Western London. I used to walk down the hill towards the station, and there's a lovely shop which I think is still there called Dub Records, and this song used to pump out quite a lot. It's very special to me.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Astonishingly and very sadly the end of my rugby career sort of coincided with the passing of my mother. You know, I retired in May 2008 and my mum, Eileen, passed away in December of 2008. So I've set up the Delio Foundation, a charity that supports cancer research and have cycled all around Europe. I'm still involved in rugby a little bit. I've not really stood still.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Yeah, absolutely. I mean, having a father whose first generation Italian and having a mother who is from Irish roots, that makes you a very dangerous Englishman because it makes you an Englishman who's not afraid to display his emotion And there's quite a few that are. I perhaps sometimes that Latin exuberance displayed itself on the field, particularly with my conversations with the referees”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“But playing for England for the first time was a huge joy. Of course, my mother, who sadly got with us, I never forget, I came off the bench for England in 1995 and she went straight up to the England coach, Jack Row, after the game, and said, well, it's perfectly clear what you need to do. You need to get him in the team next week. He needs to start. And of course, Jet Row looked down at her and said, you know, sorry, who are you? She introduced herself as Eileen Delalio. And of course, I was selected for him in the following week. So when I came back with the news, she said, it was all down to her.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Well, I think when I first took up rugby, I took it up not for sporting reasons, if that makes sense, because I needed something to grab onto. Rugby wasn't a job, it was just a hobby. In fact, you used to have to pay to play. And I think it would be hard to pinpoint one particular moment. I mean, everyone says it must be the World Cup.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Yes, I think it is. Clearly everyone has unfortunate things that happen in their life. I think for me, as you mentioned, losing my sister was devastating coming from an Italian-Irish-English family, where the family was really at the heart of everything we did, to lose a quarter of that family, my sister, was difficult for all of us. It just made me more determined to do something to bring my parents together, I guess. I'm not very good at looking backwards very much, which is... It's a pleasure to be on the show because this has given me a chance to look backwards a little bit and have a look at some memories and songs from my past.”
2011-02-20 · Desert Island Discs · Lawrence Dallaglio · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source