Whatever people want to think of me I let them, I’m not going to try and change their opinion by explaining. If you want to label me as that guy, then that’s fine. I was different, the odd one, so I’m not going to start arguing saying I’m not different. “People say ‘oh you’re that smart guy’ and I just go along with it. I’m not actually that smart, I’ve no common sense I was just good at numbers. “I was just good at maths at school and that set people’s perception. In a wide-ranging conversation, England’s all-time top try scorer discusses perception with host George Riley, revealing he has never given a second thought to what anyone thinks of him. If you think you are going to get injured or aggravate an injury then you more than likely will do.” “If you go onto the field thinking about an injury then you are not going to be as good as you need to be. Hall suffered an ACL injury for Leeds just three weeks after signing for the Roosters, and then dislocated his other knee just six games into his delayed Sydney career. I’ve been really blessed with injuries throughout my whole career then it happened all at once, so hopefully that is it now. “ “I was in a magical bubble of injury-freeness at Leeds so I reckon it was their CEO Gary Hetherington! He must have a voodoo doll of me and started slashing at it so that both my knees have gone,” joked Hall.

Speaking on episode four of the new Rugby League United podcast, Hall opens up on how he deals with his public persona of a boring maths geek, the words of wisdom from former Leeds coach Brian McClennan that fired his positivity, and the fear of letting team-mates down that led to his remarkable success with the Rhinos and England. The 32-year-old former Leeds flier accepts he may already have been written off as a failure in the NRL, but his recovery from a devastating run of injuries since signing for Sydney Roosters has given him hope that he has one more big chapter still to write.

England winger Ryan Hall has revealed how a positive mindset and care-free attitude to perception have helped power his stellar professional Rugby League career.

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