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Landing on My Feet: My Story

Landing on My Feet: My Story
By Mike Catt

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On 20 October 2007, Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final. It was also to be his last game for England in an international career stretching back 14 years in which he was awarded 75 caps.

The occasion, England against South Africa completed an extraordinary renaissance for the then 36-year-old whose international career had appeared to be over after he helped England win the 2003 World Cup in Australia. Earlier in 2007 he was not only recalled but appointed captain by head coach Brian Ashton. For a player famously run over by Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup, it was a remarkable comeback.

In LANDING ON MY FEET Catt gives unprecedented access to his personal highs and lows and takes a look at the glorious highlights and the difficult setbacks of his professional career.

LANDING ON MY FEET is a refreshingly honest and personal story of fourteen years at the top of international and club rugby, from one of the most distinguished and respected players in the game.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #56631 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-09-04
  • Format: Illustrated
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 369 pages

Editorial Reviews

Review
'He still shoots from the hip, still tells it the way he sees it... and has become one of the game's great survivors.' (The Times )

'The Man once known as Beer Monster is obviously an engaging and popular character off the field.' (Guardian )

About the Author
Born in 1971 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Mike Catt has been a key member of the England Rugby Union side for over a decade. He has played for London Irish since 2004. Mike Catt announced his retirement from international rugby in October 2007.

Customer Reviews

If you love rugby, read it5
A great read for anyone who loves rugby. The story comes across as a honest, down to earth account of a career which almost never ended! I particularly enjoyed the frank account of both world cups and applaud the honest and constructive way in which events were portrayed. You can feel the atmosphere in the words and IMHO the press really created a storm in a teacup. Ashton is obviously highly regarded by Catt. Even my wife read it...

Lacks the flair of the player4
This book did not excite me the way the man on the field used to do so often. I followed Mike Catt's career from the very early days and became a huge fan - despite the often unfair criticism he received from journalists and commentators. His record speaks for itself - and that's what you get here. The book comes over as a series of happenings and lists of events and matches. This is inevitable in a way but the problem is largely cancelled out by the moving descriptions of the time surrounding the difficult birth of his daughter - and not least, the revealing story about his relationship with Brian Ashton and its survival of the near-terminal problems that England found in the 2007 World Cup.
It's a good read for all those who look for flair and loyalty on the field - I just wish it had been written with a bit more dynamism.