Product Description

Jason Robinson began playing full-time rugby at the age of 16 with Wigan Warriors, the most successful club in Rugby League at the time. He made the transition to Rugby Union with Sale Sharks in 2000 and was fast-tracked to the England squad. His speed, unpredictability and charisma has ensured that he is now widely acknowledged as one of the most exciting players in the world.
His extraordinary turnaround from hard-drinking, deeply troubled teenager to born again Christian and dedicated family man makes his story all the more intriguing.

Fully updated with all the drama and excitement of the 2003 Rugby World Cup, in which Jason was a crucial and inspiring team member, this edition includes a player's account of England's triumphant victory in the final against Australia. (20030927)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142691 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Daily Telegraph
One of the most extraordinary stories involving a modern-day sportsman.

Review
What elevates this book above the usual pulp of players' lives is Robinson's candour... the book has been a cathartic exercise in facing his demons. (The Times )

A remarkable autobiography, the best of its kind since Lance Armstrong's 'It's Not About the Bike'. (The Guardian )

One of the most extraordinary stories involving a modern-day sportsman. (Daily Telegraph )

About the Author
Jason Robinson was born in 1974 in Leeds. He is married and has four children.

Customer Reviews

An incredible player with an incredible life
Robinson comes from poverty to having it all - success, money, life in the fast-lane, 'the flash car, the bright lights', but it gets more interesting when he states 'it is not the answer to being happy', (a bit of an understatement for having suicidal thoughts he reveals elsewhere). But then he finds true contentment and his drink / relationship problems evapourate after a spiritual rethink...

Although the high proportion of cliches makes some parts read like a GCSE essay, this only points to the genuineness of Jason Robinson's amazing tale. I'm not a fanatical fan, but this 'rags to riches' triumph has a general appeal and can only be essential reading for rugby enthusiasts.

A real story about a real person
The book is a good book for any rugby fan - Jason did well in the World Cup - but also for those wanting to know more about the impact that a real faith in a real God can have on a life.

Fast and fleeting just like Jason
I'm a huge Jason Robinson fan so I looked forward to reading his autobiography--of course one need not mention writing an autobiography before one's playing career is finished. It's de rigeur in the footballing world to write autobiographies during one's playing days and rugby union is following suit.

That said, Finding My Feet is actually more about Jason's struggles to overcome issues from his childhood and bouts of drinking when he found success as a rugby league star.

Supporters hoping to glean important nuggets about various league or union matches will probably be disappointed as Jason and his ghost writer tend to steer from controversy. The closest one gets to that is the problems that befell Wigan in the late 90s. The troubled 2001 Lions tour is recounted through Jason's diary notes, meaning that Jason only briefly comments about Graham Henry's demanding training regimen.

Jason's signature moment thus far--his switch of rugby codes--is suprisingly not delved into with too much detail. The book presents this switch as something not all that unexpected.

If you take the sport out of the story, the book is an inspirational tale of one man putting his demons aside to embrace religion and family life. Surely Jason will have been happy with the message that this conveys. However, I for one am hoping he will write a second book when his playing days are finished and when he need not spare anyone else's blushes.