Too many reasons to live : my autobiography / Rob Burrow with Ben Dirs.
By: Burrow, Rob.
Contributor(s): Dirs, Ben.
Publisher: London : Pan Books, 2024Description: 352 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781035044979 (pbk.) :; 1035044978 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Burrow, Rob | Burrow, Rob -- History | Rugby football players -- England -- Biography | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Patients -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Yorkshire | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: sport | Memoirs | Coping with illness & specific conditionsDDC classification: 796.333092 Summary: Rob Burrow is 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, for whom he played almost 500 games, 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. 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 37, 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.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Eccleston Library Adult Non-Fiction | 796.333 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 16/05/2024 | 38055400027225 | ||
| Adult book | Moss Bank Library Adult Non-Fiction | 796.333 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 21/05/2024 | 38055400027226 |
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2021.
Rob Burrow is 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, for whom he played almost 500 games, 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. 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 37, 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.