All Black living legend Sir Colin "Pinetree" Meads says children must play sport - and play it to win.
And he says it's a good idea to choose your life partner wisely.
Above all, enjoy life. Sir Colin blew out 77 candles yesterday.
The 55-test lock and former All Black manager - described by his former coach Sir Fred Allen as the greatest All Black to play the game - took time out from celebrations to reveal the five most important life lessons he has learned.
1. Enjoy your life: "The first one is you really have to go out and enjoy life to its fullest. It's one of the lessons of philosophy that I have always followed, that you must always try to enjoy your life and to live it to its fullest. It's pretty simple really."