Why Kotoni Staggs is making his Origin battles personal

I take it personal, whoever is in front of me I want to be better than them."It comes from loving the game, the passion for it, being competitive and not giving up."Staggs never lost the faith that he'd be back here one day, even as the years passed and his Origin debut got further and further away.He only made it 50 minutes that night before succumbing to a torn labrum in his shoulder, an injury which kept him out of Origin II and he carried it through the rest of the season.There was never a guarantee he'd get another shot Origin history is filled with players, even those as gifted as Staggs, who only got one shot on the game's biggest stage.It is an arena without mercy that runs on blood and tears and last time it did what few players have ever managed and got the better of Staggs.But as far as he's concerned, it had to be that way so he could become the player he is now and he's hell bent on making up for lost time and thriving in this land of wolves, starting on Wednesday night."Missing the second game, I knew it wasn't my time — now I can say I feel a lot better, I've matured more as a person and my footy is doing the talking