Put a blindfold on Shaun Johnson and stick him on the field at Mt Smart Stadium and he'll know immediately he's at home.
Shaun says it's the smells of the panel beaters, the recyclers, the laminate factories and the steel and pipe warehouses in the streets around the stadium that stand out most to him.
The Warriors halfback retired at the end of last season, after 268 games in the NRL as well as 35 international appearances for the Kiwis.
Shaun has written a book with Scotty Stevenson recounting his early life, how he broke into the Warriors first team in 2011 and some of the highs and lows of a career that included an NRL grand final and a small stint leaving his beloved Auckland team to play for the Cronulla Sharks.
His book Perspective - written with Scotty Stevenson - hits shelves tomorrow.
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