Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend

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You also need to have a growth mindset – to see opportunities when circumstances and challenges come along. It’s about being able to strive for something where success is never guaranteed, where pressure and doubt come with the territory. By breaking down his purpose into manageable pieces he would strive towards achieving certain goals every single day.

His own “repurposing” journey meant he found what he loved about his past and built it into his future. It takes guts to admit that despite being one of the best rugby players and one of the best leaders in the game of rugby for 18 years, he still felt like he was an impostor and doesn’t have the right to be able to talk about leadership. Honest, surprising and inspiring, The Art of Winning converts a legendary career into timeless lessons for readers in any walk of life. Alongside this purpose, I had everything structured: training, meetings, nutrition, exercise, travel, doctors and health and wellbeing staff from across the spectrum, all laid on for me. If you’re serious about pushing yourself and achieving big goals, there is definitely going to be some sacrifice,” he says.

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But the spectre of retirement was never far away: I suffered a serious injury in my third and final season with Racing 92, at the age of 36. He shares practical advice and inspiration, not just for aspiring athletes but for anyone striving to win in their chosen field. When I got out of bed each day I was striving to improve upon the player I was yesterday, to be the best rugby player in the world. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. He truly delivers a book full of hints and tip of how to grow your leadership skills and the importance to being part of a team.I stormed into my boys’ bedroom, and my son Fox, 5 at the time, who is a sensitive soul and has a huge heart, knew immediately that something was up. But I learned to adapt to a new role within the squad rather than face up to the writing on the wall.

In this book, I take you inside a journey that has forced me to look inwardly in a way I've never had to before. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. From Shackleton's pursuit of adventure as a young merchant seaman, through his rivalry with Captain Scott, to the two remarkable expeditions to Antarctica that revealed his unrivalled leadership and courage, Fiennes brings the story vividly to life in a book that is part celebration, part vindication and all adventure. The vast majority of these women do so, against a backdrop of raising families, holding down 'proper' jobs and generally swimming against the tide of what is expected from them.

I had an education of another kind to draw upon, as part of the unbelievable culture of excellence in the All Blacks. But retirement was a dirty word to me, conjuring up the kind of images no one needs in their head: Washed up. Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Never forgetting where you came from is about staying true to your key values, who you are deep down,” he says.

Upon international retirement, he had played 112 Tests for his country and scored 1,598 points in their legendary jersey. The me that opened it certainly wanted to, while the me that closed it recognised that that would be a folly. Allowing yourself time to grieve and deal with your difficult feelings after a setback means you’re building towards coming to terms with it. This is the book that is going to give you the words of wisdom, the messages, everything you need to navigate your everyday life.In this bestselling autobiography, he talks with brutal honesty about the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, and become the most successful captain world rugby has ever seen. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.