Description
| Product ID: | 9781035044979 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Too Many Reasons to Live |
| Authors: | Author: Rob Burrow |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: sport, Autobiography: sport, Memoirs, Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions, Rugby League, Memoirs, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Rugby League, Yorkshire |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Too Many Reasons to Live is the extraordinarily inspirational memoir from rugby league legend Rob Burrow, from his life at the heart of Leeds Rhinos’ legendary team to battling motor neurone disease. <p><b>Winner of the Sports Book Awards 2022</b><br><br><b>The updated edition of the huge <i>Sunday Times</i> number one bestselling inspirational memoir from rugby league legend Rob Burrow on his extraordinary</b> <b>career, his incredible friendship with fellow Rhino Kevin Sinfield,</b><b> and his battle with </b><b>motor neurone disease</b><b>.</b><br><br><b>‘A pocket rocket of a player and a giant of a character . . . He [was] one in a million and his story is truly inspirational’ </b><b>– </b><b>Clare Balding</b><br><br><i><b>I’m not giving in until my last breath </b></i><b>– </b><b>Rob Burrow</b><br><br>Rob Burrow was one of the greatest rugby league players of all time. And the most inspirational. As a boy, Rob was told he was too small to play the sport. Even when he made his debut for Leeds Rhinos, people wrote him off as a novelty. But Rob never stopped proving people wrong. During his time at Leeds he won eight Super League Grand Finals, two Challenge Cups and three World Club Challenges. He also played for his country in two World Cups.<br><br>In December 2019, Rob was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a rare degenerative condition, and given a couple of years to live. He was only thirty-seven, not long retired and had three young children. When he went public with the devastating news, the outpouring of affection and support was extraordinary. When it became clear that Rob was going to fight it all the way, sympathy turned to awe.<br><br>Written with honesty and humour, <i>Too Many Reasons to Live</i> is the story of a man who resolved to turn a terrible situation into something positive. It is about the power of love, between Rob and his childhood sweetheart Lindsey, and of the life-changing bond of friendship between Rob, Kevin Sinfield, and their Rhino teammates.<br><br><b>Far more than a sports memoir, this is a remarkable, awe-inspiring story of boundless courage and infinite kindness.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-11 |