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Sean Cavanagh: The Obsession - My Autobiography (Hardcover)
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Sean Cavanagh: The Obsession - My Autobiography (Hardcover)
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SEAN CAVANAGH is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers of all
time. A threetime All-Ireland winner and five-time All Star,
Cavanagh was crowned Footballer of the Year in 2008 and captained
Ireland in the International Rules series. He holds the record for
the highest number of appearances (89) for an outfield intercounty
footballer and was a permanent fixture in the Tyrone team after his
debut in 2002. Early in 2018 he ended his glorious career with an
unexpected All-Ireland Intermediate Championship title with his
club, Moy. But those successes are only part of Sean Cavanagh's
story. Cavanagh's youth played out amid the Troubles in Northern
Ireland. He moved homes and clubs when he was ten, leaving
Coalisland for Moy on the Armagh border and tells of the challenges
he faced at that time - including being constantly spat on during
one Ulster Championship game, having his teeth knocked out in
another and his ongoing obsession to beat the arthritis that
threatened his career. Along with the successes and victories
throughout an incredible career, the massive strain that losing big
games placed on him is laid bare. Like the dark night in 2016 when
he spent hours alone just walking in his Tyrone strip for mile
after mile, after losing to Mayo nearly tipped him over the edge.
The time in 2009 when it was widely reported that Cavanagh's `roof
caved in' before the All Ireland semi-final against Cork - now
addressed here by Sean. And, for the first time, Sean reveals the
full story of his controversial relationship with manager Mickey
Harte, their bond over a 16-year period and the truth behind the
rumours of serious rifts. Cavanagh also tells of scurrilous gossip
surrounding his private life and how news journalists hounded his
family during this time. He gives his view on Tyrone's RTE boycott
and addresses the vicious tirade against him by TV pundit Joe
Brolly that made headlines. On his road to greatness, Cavanagh also
turned down a professional AFL career. This exhilarating book now
reveals the enormous lengths he went to to ensure a lasting legacy
at home in Ireland and the lifetime obsessions that have made Sean
Cavanagh a legend of the game and the man he is today.
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