Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend
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Dan Carter’s last game as an All Black culminated with him declared Man of the Match following the 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham – an unforgettable ending to the career of the greatest fly-half of all time.
But along with the triumphs of his signature World Cup win, his performance against the Lions in 2005, and an unprecedented run of Bledisloe Cup successes, there was also the pain and doubt he felt during a prolonged period of injury and rehab following the 2011 World Cup.
He watched that victory from the sidelines, as he had the All Blacks’ defeats in two previous tournaments. Indeed, heading into the 2015 World Cup he had never finished the competition on his own terms.
His autobiography tells of that redemption, and gets you up close and personal with one of the most celebrated sportsmen of our time.
Threaded throughout the book is an intimate diary of his final year as a Crusader and All Black, during which he worked tirelessly to make one last run at that elusive goal: a World Cup victory achieved on the field.
Dan Carter’s autobiography is essential reading for all sports fans.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Headline, Reprint edition (5 May 2016) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 304 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1472228979 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1472228970 |
| Dimensions | 12.8 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm |
by Rachel
I’d love to give this a 4.5 but Amazon won’t let me! Read this all in one night (albeit I stayed up until 5:30 am) as it’s a very good read.
Dan’s performance at RWC 2015 was almost superhuman – well, he’s superhuman whenever he’s healthy on the pitch. It was really interesting to see though how much he struggled to get to RWC 2015 and a great insight into the mind of a formidable professional athlete in the modern era. Where Richie’s book is tops for rugby lovers, I think Dan’s is perfect for anyone interested in sports and athletes in general – no rugby knowledge required!
(One/Half a star off for not adding in more about RWC 2015. I know this book needed to go to press and I’m sure he was busy, but how great would a final journal entry post-win from him had been to finish off the book!)
by Tracey
Fantastic book! I’ve read Richie McCaw’s book also and I enjoyed a different perspective on the big games together – 2007, 2011 etc.
I learnt a lot about Dan – I didn’t realise he had had so many injuries and it was good to hear his views on this. I always thought of him as a bit cocky, but reading this my opinion has changed.
I agree with previous viewers, this book isn’t just for the rugby fan – it doesn’t go into technical detail at all and is accessible for everyone.
Brilliant read.
by Ed
Disappointed. This book is prefaced by the ghost writer, which is honest enough of DC to front up and acknowledge who did the work on this. The writer then claims that his desire was to write an account that showed us the real DC and would be better than the average sportsman’s autobiography which tends to show most sportsmen as rather cardboard cut out figures. Well IMHO he has failed majorly in his project. The writing is wooden and uninspiring and at no point do you ever get the impression that he’s telling us who the real Dan Carter is (or maybe Dan Carter is just a really boring person). It reads like a collection of anecdotes and titbits that DC has thrown to the writer and he’s then strung them together in a rather formulaic way. I’ve been reading Ben Ryan’s book about coaching the Fiji Sevens at the same time and the difference is huge – heart on the sleeve stuff , honesty and full of emotion and honesty.
by skinner
Just finished this, what a great read ! The ghost writer, Duncan Greene has made this such an engaging book to read, the prose flows easily, so you can rip through large sections of the book at a time. What’s most impressive is the honest approach to revealing DC’s human frailties, his natural shyness and his struggle with injuries, particularly towards the end of his career. As a lifelong AB’s fan, there is a bit of a history of the NZ players all being silent, taciturn and hard as nails, so it’s really refreshing for such a great player (IMHO the greatest no.10 in rugby history) to reveal this more vulnerable side. A bit like Jonny Wilkinson, DC is so refreshingly unegotistical. The book feels like an important statement on rugby and mental health and also the NZ male psyche and mental health. Really well done, enjoyed reading this so much
l would have liked to have read more about DC’s feelings about that epic last world cup final appearance though !
by suki stokes
not only do i wholeheartedly disagree with you, Mr a. Mallinson,in tearms of the book but also Umaga’s tackle.Your reaction is both childish and ridiculous and also reflects badly on a dominant all blacks performance.For these reasons ,Mr Mallinson,your reveiw is ,for want of a ruder word ,terrible.
by Kate B.
Congratulations to the publisher in NZ, and amazon, on getting this shipped out in the UK only 2 weeks after the last (actually the first) chapter was written. The style of the book makes an interesting contrast to the autobiography of Richie McCaw I bought a little while back, but that’s not surprising given that these two legends are real people rather than machines, something that it’s all too easy to forget. A nice souvenir of happy years following the fortunes of Carter and his All Blacks mates on the world stage, and fascinating glimpses into the world behind the scenes.
by Amazon Customer
Good easy read on plane for 11 hour flight. Not full of the usual stats and honest about his life in sport and good to read about a professional sportsman who got to the top of his sport by sheer hard work
by Gareth Evans
Cracking rugby player