Page 1 of 4

autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:26 pm
by - psycho -
anyone know any good sport ones? im just half way through joe calzaghe's and it's awesome. considering khan's next or maybe hatton's or a footballing one. or maybe even a rugby one!

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:28 pm
by over the hill
try peter sterlings book its quite a good read. also michael o`connors. the chapter slagging saints off after the 89 challeng cup final is awesome :lol:
more recently the real jason robinson by dave swanton(a former media manager at the warriors and sale sharks} is well worth a read.

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:28 pm
by Bear
Definatly the Jason robinson one is worth a read

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:09 pm
by the-Bowtun-Warrior
Greg's......

nobody will beat that for me!

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:45 pm
by Sutty
Mike Curtis - Close Quarter Battle.

I know it's not a sports autobiography but it's a great read. Mike grew up in the Rhonda Valley in South Wales and, from an early age, played rugby for his school, town team and Wales schoolboys. Even from an early age, he was earmarked as a potential great for Welsh RU.
Instead, he joined the Para's and his first tour was in the Falklands conflict, during which his best mate was killed.
Whilst in the Falklands he witnessed the SAS at work and decided to apply for selection after the Falklands. Whilst in the SAS he served in numerous theatres including Gulf War 1 and Bosnia.
His accounts and the graphic depictions that are written in this book make it one of the best of its kind that there is IMO.
I've read somewhere in the region of 40-50 Special Forces / Military Intelligence books and this is probably the best one, buy some distance.
Like I said, I know it's not a sports autobiography, but it's one of the most gripping books that you could read if you've got even the slightest interest about what goes on in a conflict.

Apart from that, Mike Greg's book is a good read, especially from a Wiganers point of view. :)

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:10 pm
by Fujiman
- psycho - wrote:anyone know any good sport ones? im just half way through joe calzaghe's and it's awesome. considering khan's next or maybe hatton's or a footballing one. or maybe even a rugby one!
Try Lance Armstrong's "Its not about the bike" ( i think). That is one tough bloke

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:40 pm
by trotski_tgwu
Bear wrote:Definatly the Jason robinson one is worth a read
Yep iv got that one and its a great read, Also if you like football :( I know :lol: Try John Greig's Autobiography

Its a very good read so iv been told but im biased being a Glasgow Rangers fan as well as a Wigan Fan

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:42 pm
by doc
Andy Gregory, Dean Bell, Barry MacDermott

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:43 pm
by shawcross da warrior
does anyone know if adrian lam ever wrote an autobiography...

and andrew johns is pretty good so ive been told...


also barrie mac has one out thats a good read...

Re: autobiographies

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:49 pm
by Bear
White flag by jamie peacock

Barrie mcdermotts good aswell