Too Many Reasons to Live by Rob Burrow

Too Many Reasons to Live by Rob Burrow

Too Many Reasons to Live is the extraordinarily inspirational memoir from rugby league legend Rob Burrow, from his life at the heart of Leeds Rhinos legendary team to battling motor neurone disease.

Occasionally in life you come across a person who is talented yet humble, brave but not foolish, iconic and unaware of his own impactRob Burrow [was] such a man – a pocket rocket of a player and a giant of a character. It has been a privilege to watch him play and to know him off the pitch. He [was] one in a million and his story is truly inspirational -- Clare Balding
Rob might say that I inspired him, but he inspired me. He’s just phenomenal -- Doddie Weir
Although [Rob] was the smallest on the field, he epitomized what the sport was all about: being fast, strong, skilful and entertainingthing . . . One thing is for sure, Rob is a mentally tough individual who won’t give up without a fight. A loving family man, an incredible athlete and a great role model for anybody out there. Legend -- Wayne Rooney
Rob is a true warrior and hero to many but also a genuine and kind man who’d do anything for anybody. I’ve known him a long time, from idolizing him when I was a boy to meeting him and later being able to call him a friend. It will be the honour of my life to read Rob’s words and to voice his extraordinary story -- Matthew Lewis, actor

Rob Burrow was a former professional rugby league footballer who spent sixteen years playing for Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, before retiring in 2017. An England and Great Britain representative, he spent his entire professional career with Leeds. At five foot five, and weighing less than eleven stone, Burrow was known for many years as ‘the smallest player in Super League’.

Despite this, he was one of the most successful players in the competition’s history, winning a total of eight Super League championships and two Challenge Cups, being named on the Super League Dream Team on three occasions, and winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy twice.

On 19 December 2019 it was publicly revealed Burrow had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The BBC followed Rob for a year for their documentary My Year with MND. It was watched by over two million people. His autobiography Too Many Reasons to Live was a Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller. Together with Kevin Sinfield, he wrote an illustrated gift book, With You Every Step: A Celebration of Friendship. Rob died in June 2024.

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ISBN 13	9781035044979
ISBN 10	1035044978
Title	Too Many Reasons to Live
Author	Rob Burrow
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Year published	2024-04-11
Number of pages	336
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