Dan Carter - Hardcover

Dan Carter

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 288 pages. dj wornMy Autobiography is the up-close-and-personal memoir of a global icon of spor t, a country boy who went on to become rugby's world superstar. Daniel William C arter is acknowledged as the greatest fly-half to have played international rugb y. A veteran of more than 100 Test matches, he is the world record holder for mo st Test points, has twice been named the IRB's Player of the Year and twice name d New Zealand Player of the Year. Legendary unbeaten All Blacks coach, Sir Fred Allen, who followed international rugby from the 1920s until after the 2011 Rugb y World Cup, had no hesitation in naming Carter as the greatest fly-half he ever saw. Carter, though, is renowned for his modesty and unassuming nature, and arg ues that he has he always 'just tried to do the best job I can for the All Black s'. In My Autobiography, the great All Blacks pivot with the model good looks op ens up for the first time about his stellar 12-year career. He looks back on the myriad highs, including that virtuoso performance against the Lions in the seco nd Test of the 2005 series when he scored a record 33 points. (The Guardian desc ribed the performance as 'the definitive fly-half display of the modern era.') W ith an equal measure of honesty, he reflects on the lows of his career, speaking frankly of the mental anguish he felt after twice being invalided out of Rugby World Cups. He also talks about his unflinching loyalty to the famous black jers ey and the reasons why he elected to make a long-term commitment to New Zealand. Artikel-Nr. 5890f

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