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Revealing his life on and off the cricket field, Steve Waugh opens up on his personal life in a way few would expect and reveals the controversies and scandals, the clashes with other players, the media and the cricket administrators.Tags
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- For my lifelong friend and partner, Lynette, who has endured and shared the best and worst times with me, whose nurturing ways, wisdom and unconditional love have comforted and inspired me.
And for our childr (show all)en, Rosalie, Austin and Lillian – you are life's most precious and greatest gifts. Your love of life, unique character and spirit make each and every day an adventure
Of all my achievements, nothing matches the feeling of returning hom•
Steve Waugh - Out Of My Comfort Zone - The Autobiography - Hardcover
Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography
Waugh, Steve
Seller:Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Photographic (illustrator). First Edition. XIV, pages, foreword by Rahul Dravid, forward by Tim May, introduction by author, career records, acknowledgements, credits and index. Photographic endpapers showing the "baggy green" embroidery of Steve Waugh's and on the rear endpaper showing his famous pink hankie. The text is illustrated with numerous colour and black-and-white photographs throughout the text of his life and cricket life. Some rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. A small mark to the front text edge. Colour photographic dustwrapper with gilt and white titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges. "As captain of
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Out of my Comfort Zone: The Autobiography
February 7,A rarity in sporting biographies, one written by the person themselves with no ghosting. Because it has that authenticity, we get to see the real Steve Waugh, or at least that much of himself he wants to reveal.
It's actually ganska a lot. The modest upbringing in a idrott obsessed family, the rapid elevation to the Australian team, probably too early, for there was a long apprenticeship, but the success he enjoyed says a lot about the selectors faith: he turned himself into a redoubtable batter and a canny and tough leader, who led Australia through their most successful era.
This is impressive enough, but what really caught my eye was the man's approach to touring and by extension inwardly towards himself. He went out in the countries he visited, learned about the history and culture and immersed han själv in his surroundings. He effectively grew up in the spotlight, changing before our eyes, taking snapshots, literally and fi