
Martin Johnson is the towering second row forward who has come to set the standards of what a professional rugby player should do His drive and physical presence mean that he is a natural leader on the pitch and off it, too In this, his long awaited autobiography, he looks at the changing world of rugby He explains why he led the England team to the brink of a strikeMartin Johnson is the towering second row forward who has come to set the standards of what a professional rugby player should do His drive and physical presence mean that he is a natural leader on the pitch and off it, too In this, his long awaited autobiography, he looks at the changing world of rugby He explains why he led the England team to the brink of a strike in the autumn of 2000, and provides the definitive account of England s 2003 World Cup triumph, as well as Lions tours and all the goings on that make rugby such a special sport Hugely popular and respected, Martin Johnson has written vivid autobiography and a remarkable portrait of modern rugby.
Martin Johnson Autobiography Martin Johnson is the towering second row forward who has come to set the standards of what a professional rugby player should do His drive and physical presence mean that he is a natural leader on th
Having hated England way back in high school for taking what was possibly the world cup that put Professional Rugby on the world s map, I have over the years taken time to review how the magic of 2002 2003 England team all came together I have re watched matches, read books now this is my second and pulled up old articles.Martin Johnson book makes for a great and humble read The story of the phenomenal build up to the Aus Eng final very insightful England got a lot of bad press from the dominant [...]
This was a great book for all rugby fans out there It is an auto biography that tells the story of Martins journey as he goes from the amateur game to the professional game.
Just a superb sporting autobiography Originally published in 2003, soon after the Rugby Union World Cup final, but updated in 2004.Martin Johnson enjoyed such a distinguished playing career that began in 1989 and finished in 2004 In that time span he led Leicester Tigers, England and the British Lions through incredible highs and lows The achievements of the teams that he captained are documented in detail and little wonder that his autobiography was voted sports book of the year.Having read the [...]
I bought this just after winning the world cup and I expected about the world cup itself.
The catergory that this book fits into on the bingo board is autobiography or biographyI decided to read this book because it is a former rugby captain and i like the player.What i liked about the book and why, was he tallked about coming to NZ and also while he was actually playing a game which i enjoyed reading about because he explained it well.There wasnt much i didnt like about the book because it is all very interesting to me.I would reccomend this book to any avid rugby players or anybody [...]
The version I have contains a brief chapter at the end on the World Cup win, hurredly put together to benefit from the pubicity that generated That, and the rest, is OK As with many sports biogs it does have a lot of we were losing at half time but knew we could turn it around etc There are some interesting anecdotes, but few about leadership or captaincy, which was disappointing Maybe I would have enjoyed it in the aftermath of that WC win, but a decade on it was all a little flat.
Typically play by play affair from a no nonsense character s literary debut.Until the last third When the heart and passion of elite sports knife edge is taken out of chronology And back loaded with adrenaline pumping world cup wins and lions tours Acheiving a memorable climatic punch
Far too much detail about almost every game he played in I would have liked general detail and insights into the wider realms of the world of rugby.
Enjoyed the chapters about the Lions and winning the world cup the best, definately worth a read even if like me your not the biggest rugby fan