Dan Carter: What It Takes To Be An All Blacks Great

SPEAKER_1 (0:01)

Every gameday, you show up for your team.

SPEAKER_2 (0:03)

Now, it's your time.

SPEAKER_3 (0:11)

Ask your prescriber about We Go V, some Maglutide Injection 2.4 milligrams, a GLP-1. Call 1-833-4-WEGOV or visit wegov.com to view the medication guide and to learn more about We Go V.

Why wait?

SPEAKER_1 (0:30)

This message is brought to you by Apple Card. With Apple Card, you earn unlimited daily cash back on everyday purchases, like groceries, merch or tickets to the game. Plus, it can be used anywhere MasterCard is accepted. No matter your team, no matter where you shop, Apple Card is here to help you tackle game day. Apply in the Wallet app on your iPhone today. Subject to credit approval, Apple Card is issued by Goldman Sachs Bank USA It's. a Salt Lake City branch. Terms and more at applecard.com.

SPEAKER_2 (1:01)

Low energy, unfocused, foggy? You might be dehydrated. Whether it's hot yoga, over 100 degree weather, or too much sun.

Gator Lite with a specialized blend of five electrolytes was scientifically designed to help move fluids into the body faster for rapid rehydration. Shop now at retailers nationwide. Gator Lite hydrates faster than water. Is it in you? Symptoms noted are signs of mild to moderate dehydration. Consult a health care professional if symptoms persist.

Steven Kitshoff (1:30)

Welcome to the For Love Of Rugby South Africa. In this episode, we only allowed double World Cup winners. So welcome Dan Carter.

Dan Carter (1:38)

Good to be here. Not many people get to say that. Ladies and gentlemen, talent only gets you so far. This isn't enough. I don't want to be just another All Black. I want to strive to be an All Black great. I saw Johnny Wilkinson dominating World Rugby and saw how hard he worked. So I knew that I needed to be better today than I was yesterday.

Steven Kitshoff (1:56)

How important is resilience?

Dan Carter (1:58)

We were training harder, we were faster, we were fitter, we were better rugby players than we had ever been at that World Cup, but we still failed when it mattered the most. We saw pressure as a bit of a burden. We didn't really like it. You know, one of the things I was most proud about in my career was not the World Cup wins or the World Player of the Year awards. It was that ability to impact the next generation. And don't forget to hit that subscribe button. Why? For The Love Of Rugby.

Steven Kitshoff (2:25)

The life of a rugby player, it takes so much effort. And in your opinion, what does it take to actually make it to the top and actually try and play for the All Blacks or play for the Springboks and actually just go out and just live that every week?

Dan Carter (2:39)

Yeah, it has its challenges because, you know, when I was young and I still remember now, like five years of age, it was the 1987 Rugby World Cup. You weren't even born yet. You weren't born for a long time.

Steven Kitshoff (2:53)

I'm 92

Dan Carter (2:54)

Yeah, but the 1987 World Cup, the All Blacks won and I was watching in front of my father.

And I was like, from that moment on, all I wanted to do was be an All Black. That was my dream.

Steven Kitshoff (3:06)

Yeah.

Dan Carter (3:06)

But it was the same dream as every other boy in New Zealand. All my mates wanted to be All Blacks as well. And I grew up in this little country town called Southbridge. There's only 700 people that live there. And I was like, man, All Blacks aren't supposed to come from little towns like Southbridge. They're supposed to come from the big cities like Auckland and Christchurch and Wellington. But nevertheless, it was a dream. Like I looked up to players like John Curwen, who was amazing at that 1987 World Cup, Michael Jones, who was a dominant player at that 1987 World Cup. And I wanted to be to be just like them. In my later years, in my teenage years, it was Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen, Andrew Mertens. And that's the impact that those players had on me. And I'm sure it's the same impact that you had on so many other young people when you had all your success with the Springboks. But I never actually thought it would happen. But in 2003, that dream became a reality.

And all of a sudden, I'm receiving my all black jersey for the first time. And it is crazy. You know, performing the national anthem, representing your country, performing the haka for the first time. And all of a sudden, you're representing this history.