Fighting to speak : rugby, rage and redemption
Jones, Mark2022
Book
Total copies: 1
A talented yet ferocious player, and one of the acknowledged 'bad-boys' of rugby, Mark Jones' on-field brutality was a direct consequence of the off-field torment he suffered with a debilitating stammer. In 'Fighting to Speak', Jones explains how his frustration with his stutter led to a self-loathing and the internalising of an explosive hate that only playing rugby could release - with his unfortunate opponents often on the receiving end of his rage. Sent off six times and banned for over 33 weeks for violent conduct during his career, the dual-code Wales international and Great Britain RL forward was desperately unhappy and detested the thuggish reputation he'd created. After one exceptionally ugly incident, when he broke another player's eye socket, Jones realised that in order to defeat his demons and control his bad behaviour he needed help to conquer his stammer.
Main title:
Fighting to speak : rugby, rage and redemption / Mark Jones with Anthony Bunko.
Author:
Jones, Mark, authorBunko, Anthony, author
Imprint:
Cardiff : St David's Press, 2022.
Collation:
220 pages : illustrations
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781904609018 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.3338092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
603308