Lockyer happy to remain up north
By Dan Koch
March 4, 2006
WITH a football in his hands, Darren Lockyer is considered a genius; capable of mesmerising opposition defences, sending them one way before slicing them open at their weakest point.
Off the field, the Australia and Broncos captain seems to have also duped many into mistaking his cool exterior and reserved demeanour for some sort of unhappiness or even restlessness.
Suddenly rumours abounded this week that the 28-year-old superstar was ready to pack his bags and head south, allegedly disillusioned with life in Brisbane and at the Broncos.
In his unmistakable gravelly voice, Lockyer insists nothing could be further from the truth.
"I get asked about being in the spotlight and having a profile but it honestly doesn't worry me," said Lockyer, who was born in Brisbane and raised in Roma, western Queensland.
"That stuff doesn't faze me at all. I grew up in a pretty relaxed house in a country community and was raised to have a good attitude towards life. I don't get ahead of myself. I enjoy each day as it comes and I am enjoying the ride at the moment.
"I never imagined rugby league would get me where I am today. I am the captain of Australia. I'm at a great club and doing something I love for a living. I really couldn't be happier."
Considered by experts to be among the game's great fullbacks, Lockyer made a remarkable move into the halves in 2004, taking the No.6 jersey for Queensland and Australia before winning the Golden Boot award for the game's best player.
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