--- product_id: 110058156 title: "The Real McCaw: The Autobiography" price: "€ 5.03" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sk/products/110058156-the-real-mccaw-the-autobiography store_origin: SK region: Slovakia --- # The Real McCaw: The Autobiography **Price:** € 5.03 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Real McCaw: The Autobiography - **How much does it cost?** € 5.03 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sk](https://www.desertcart.sk/products/110058156-the-real-mccaw-the-autobiography) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy The Real McCaw: The Autobiography: Read Kindle Store Reviews - desertcart.com Review: Great Book From A Great All Black - Richie McCaw, New Zealand's All Blacks rugby captain was described by Heyneke Meyer, the coach of South Africa, one of the All Black's greatest rivals, as "probably the best player who ever played rugby" In most pictures, McCaw's gaze is cheerful but the cover of his autobiography shows the intensity and the hardness he brings to the game. In The Real McCaw, The Autobiography, the first chapter tells of his foundation and the beginning of Richie McCaw's determination to be a great all black. Goal setting and visualization became a major part of his life. He figured out the preparation he needed to succeed and followed through. His preparation, even today, includes writing instructions to himself in a notebook. They begin with the words "Start again" and end with the letters G.A.B. a reminder that, ever since he was a boy, he aspired to be a Great All Black. McCaw was in charge of a side that hadn't been beaten for 15 months. In that time he also ended the losses of one World Cup after another for New Zealand when, in October 2011, he captained the All Blacks to victory. The fact that he played the last three matches with broken bones in his foot provided Paul Ackford (Sunday Telegraph) with the back cover blurb "Better on one leg during the World Cup than most players on two." The chapters leading up to, and including, the World Cup gave an inside look at a brutal contact sport and the mind of the rugby captain leading the All Blacks. Subsequent chapters touch on his love of gliding, flying in general, the love for his family and the heartache after the earthquake in Christchurch, his home. If you're looking for an expose'of his love life you won't get it in this book. This is not a tell all book on the people he knows or the women he's dated. It is a book about a humble man at the top of his sport who has achieved all of his rugby goals. Also, it's about a man who believes in the morality of following rules. He is a G.A.B 24-7. I would recommend this book to anyone, not just to rugby fans. Review: Good read - Enjoyed reading this autobiography from Richie McCaw and have a better understanding of All Black rugby. Just a pity it ends in 2011. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B009YMCJJA | | Accessibility | Learn more | | Best Sellers Rank | #1,238,571 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #27 in Rugby Biographies #60 in Rugby (Kindle Store) #215 in Rugby (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,041) | | Enhanced typesetting | Enabled | | File size | 6.9 MB | | ISBN-10 | 9781781310915 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1781310915 | | Language | English | | Page Flip | Enabled | | Print length | 273 pages | | Publication date | November 8, 2012 | | Publisher | Aurum | | Screen Reader | Supported | | Word Wise | Enabled | | X-Ray | Not Enabled | ## Images ![The Real McCaw: The Autobiography - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714fdIOQ7iL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book From A Great All Black *by K***R on June 22, 2013* Richie McCaw, New Zealand's All Blacks rugby captain was described by Heyneke Meyer, the coach of South Africa, one of the All Black's greatest rivals, as "probably the best player who ever played rugby" In most pictures, McCaw's gaze is cheerful but the cover of his autobiography shows the intensity and the hardness he brings to the game. In The Real McCaw, The Autobiography, the first chapter tells of his foundation and the beginning of Richie McCaw's determination to be a great all black. Goal setting and visualization became a major part of his life. He figured out the preparation he needed to succeed and followed through. His preparation, even today, includes writing instructions to himself in a notebook. They begin with the words "Start again" and end with the letters G.A.B. a reminder that, ever since he was a boy, he aspired to be a Great All Black. McCaw was in charge of a side that hadn't been beaten for 15 months. In that time he also ended the losses of one World Cup after another for New Zealand when, in October 2011, he captained the All Blacks to victory. The fact that he played the last three matches with broken bones in his foot provided Paul Ackford (Sunday Telegraph) with the back cover blurb "Better on one leg during the World Cup than most players on two." The chapters leading up to, and including, the World Cup gave an inside look at a brutal contact sport and the mind of the rugby captain leading the All Blacks. Subsequent chapters touch on his love of gliding, flying in general, the love for his family and the heartache after the earthquake in Christchurch, his home. If you're looking for an expose'of his love life you won't get it in this book. This is not a tell all book on the people he knows or the women he's dated. It is a book about a humble man at the top of his sport who has achieved all of his rugby goals. Also, it's about a man who believes in the morality of following rules. He is a G.A.B 24-7. I would recommend this book to anyone, not just to rugby fans. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read *by K***R on February 19, 2021* Enjoyed reading this autobiography from Richie McCaw and have a better understanding of All Black rugby. Just a pity it ends in 2011. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Honest and inspiring *by K***Y on February 17, 2013* This is a great book. It's exciting, honest and sensitive. I really enjoyed reading about all the rugby matches or interviews I'd watched on tv and reading things from a different point of view, say from perhaps the Australian media. I remember watching the All Blacks quarter final against France in 2007 and being shocked and devastated for them but this really illuminates all the plays and thoughts of every minute of the game, which I found really fascinating. This is obviously for rugby enthusiasts but I really enjoyed it as an autobiographical tale too.Such a passion for life, his family, flying and rugby make Richie not just a G.A.B but seemingly also an incredibly decent and lovely human being. New Zealand are lucky to have him on their team. 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