{"title":"Autobiography: Sport","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rassie-stories-oor-rugby-en-die-lewe-afrikaans-edition-paperback","title":"Rassie: Stories oor Rugby en die Lewe (Afrikaans Edition) (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRassie Erasmus is al geniaal genoem. Hy is al roekeloos genoem. Nog sy hele lewe lank het hy dinge anders gedoen. Nou, op sy kenmerkende openhartige manier, gesels Rassie oor sy lewe vol hoogtepunte en laagtepunte. Hy onthul hoe ontwrigtend dit was om saam met ’n alkoholis-pa groot te word en gesels oor sy kinderjare in die konserwatiewe dorpie Despatch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHy kyk terug op ’n uitblinkerloopbaan as speler, wie se ingebore rugby-instink, vermoë om ’n wedstryd anders te lees, en aptyt vir harde werk hom nog altyd onderskei het. Terwyl sy spanmaats ontspan het, het hy dit verkies om na ure se videomateriaal te kyk om wenstrategieë uit te werk. Toe hy die geleentheid gebied is om as Springbok-kaptein vir sy land uit te draf, het hy dié eer van die hand gewys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRassie onthul hoe hy ’n belangrike deel van die ratwerk in Nick Mallett se rekordverpletterende Springbokspan van die laat 1990’s was. Hy onthou die pyn van die 1999-Wêreldbeker en die besering wat ’n einde aan sy loopbaan as speler beteken het. Hy bespreek sy revolusionêre afrigtingstegnieke, wat aanvanklik afgelag en toe met ope arms aangegryp is, hoe hy die rugbystrukture by die Stormers die stryd aangesê het en die teësinnige respek van die Ierse aanhangers by Munster verdien het.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRassie praat oor sy grootste bydrae tot Suid-Afrikaanse rugby, die aanstelling van die eerste swart kaptein, Siya Kolisi, sonder ’n groot ophef of omstredenheid, en hoe sy onverskrokke planne vir die effektiewe rassetransformasie van die nasionale span onmiddellike sukses behaal het, wat gelei het tot die Rugbywêreldbeker-triomf in 2019.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesers sal hulle verlustig in die agter-die-skerms-inliging oor interaksies, omstredenheid en voorheen onvertelde verhale uit ’n waarlik grensverskuiwende lewe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rassie Erasmus, David O'Sullivan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862968045746,"sku":"9781770108721","price":370.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/390385_63e4cf3cf1a030.70661803_9781770108721_57425acc-cab9-42c0-ab40-eb7b53e00642.jpg?v=1678278232"},{"product_id":"too-many-reasons-to-live","title":"Too Many Reasons to Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspirational memoir from rugby league legend Rob Burrow on his \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecareer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and his battle with MND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A pocket rocket of a player and a giant of a character . . . He is one in a million and his story is truly inspirational' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Balding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm not giving in until my last breath' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Burrow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRob 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of a tiny kid who adored rugby league but never should have made it \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e and ended up in the Leeds hall of fame. It's the story of a man who resolved to turn a terrible predicament into something positive \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e when he could have thrown the towel in. It's about the power of love, between Rob and his childhood sweetheart Lindsey; and of friendship, between Rob and his faithful team mates. 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