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born 1982 South Africa
Petrus Fourie du Preez (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fuˈri du ˈpri.ə] born 24 March 1982) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played as a scrum-half for the Bulls between 2001 and 2011 and the Suntory Sungoliath between 2011 and 2016.
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Right now there is a failure in the contracting system and a failure in coaching. Those two things contribute significantly to the problem you identified.
I’ve always considered myself to be pretty good with money.
People make the mistake of thinking elite athletes use that as their main motivation.
There are numerous tough matches and seasons that I used to become a better version of myself.
We’re just giving away too many contracts and that affects the quality of coaching these players are able to get.
I’d say the main thing is to drown out the voices that are saying you can’t do it.
I understood that players were gifted to different degrees, but I could never tolerate guys who would just go through the motions.
They just throw money at the first guy that comes to them with a business proposal. I’ve always wondered why that is, considering that there are so many reputable investment options out there.
During my career I’ve seen many players lose significant amounts of money on bad investments.
For me it was more frustrating to see a player not try everything to maximise his potential.
In fact, I got more frustrated with certain coaches who had their interests in mind, rather than the team’s.
I say this in all humility, but there was a period in my prime where, if I didn’t play, the team would struggle.
My outlook changed later in the game again, where family became more important to me.
It happened a few times at the Bulls and the Boks.
From childhood I had this massive internal drive to be the best player in the world in my position. So, for the most part at the Bulls, I was never too aggressive during negotiations.
Just getting over the line was a massive mental battle.
It depends on the phase of my career I was in. But before we get there I must say that money has never motivated me.
The environment there was conducive to me realising my goal of being the best scrumhalf in the world, and I also wanted to be part of something special. So money was a secondary consideration.
That’s not true. You just try to drown out the noise and focus on what you know you’re capable of.
It’s very disappointing. I’m not sure how the system works but I think a starting point is that our player pool is too big.
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