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Hock - The Real Me (Paperback)
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Hock - The Real Me (Paperback)
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Loot Price R304
Discovery Miles 3 040
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"My temper and hot-headedness has always let me down. Like most
people, I have done a lot of things that I regret..." - Gareth Hock
Gareth Hock is the bad boy of rugby league. A player who in his
early years with hometown Wigan seemed to have the world at his
feet was instead derailed by a drugs ban, skirmishes with officials
and other headline-grabbing controversies.It has been said that
Hock had the potential to be one of the best players in the
world.He had everything and more in his locker and should have been
up there brushing shoulders with the game's all-time greats.Some of
the biggest personalities in Wigan club history watched and were
appreciative of the emergence of a lion-hearted local hero who
combined God-given sublime skill with raw-boned aggression.Add to
that a powerhouse determination and burning desire to emulate his
hero Andy Farrell and it was so nearly the perfect combination. Yet
it never quite turned out that way.Throughout a rollercoaster
career, Hock has very often self-destructed and been easily led.
There have been times when he has been his own worst enemy.He has
let himself down, on and off the field.Yet he has also been a
handful for everyone from the local police to the star-studded
Australian national team. And he is still a hard man on a mission,
man enough to admit to his failings and seek to put them
right.Hock's is a remarkable rags to riches story - a tale of a
complex character dogged by the pitfalls and perils that line
life's highway.It is also glowing testimony to the character and
staying power of the man at its heart.Gareth Hock has had to climb
from the canvas on many occasions. He has survived a few standing
counts but is still doing what he does best and that's playing
rugby league.But here, for the very first time, is evidence that
there is more to this private family man than that.Hock: The Real
Me is a book that packs a real punch!
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