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Whitelock, Samuel, 1988-

View from the second row : how family, farming and footy made a champion / Samuel Whitelock with Dylan Cleaver. - Auckland : HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. - 343 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

First half: The opening whistle -- 'I'm not good enough' -- If you get one, you get all four -- 'Too light, too fat, too weak' -- The slam -- This one feels different -- Bring on the world -- Blood on my hands -- Back to back -- Second half: Watershed year -- Terror -- Trouble in Yokohama -- 'Why haven't you retired?' -- The gritty stuff -- Darkening the jersey -- The end of the world -- A conversation with my family.

"The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning four World Cups, nine Super Rugby finals and 153 appearances in the black jersey. After making his debut for New Zealand in 2010 at the age of 21, Samuel Whitelock was selected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign. He played in all seven matches and emerged victorious in with the nation's first trophy since 1987. Four years later he played in all seven matches of the 2015 tournament, becoming one of an elite group of players to win back-to-back World Cups. Whitelock was instrumental in the most successful period of All Blacks rugby in the modern era, and in his retirement year he topped off his domestic career with a performance for the ages, and a record run of championships for the Crusaders. In this autobiography, Whitelock speaks in his own words about physical and mental toughness, leadership and coaching, friends and foes on the footy field, tradition, darkening the jersey and how family and farming provided the bedrock for global success"--Publisher information.

ISBN: 9781775542506 1775542505

Subjects--Personal Names:
Whitelock, Samuel, 1988-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
All Blacks (Rugby team)--Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rugby Union football players--New Zealand--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 796.333