At the time of his retirement in 1997, fitzpatrick had appeared in more test international matches than any other forward in the. The legendary all black remembers the teacher who didnt know much about rugby but who taught him all he needed to succeed on the pitch. Using rugby as a starting point, front row leadership provides presentations and training sessions to businesses and management, encouraging the use of insights gleaned from the game to develop and improve performance. Being the best you can be by fitzpatrick, sean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sean brian thomas fitzpatrick onzm born 4 june 1963 in auckland, is a former rugby union player who represented new zealand, and is widely regarded as one of the finest players ever to come from that country. Fitzpatrick holds the world record for playing in 63 consecutive test matches, and led the team to a series win in 1993 as well as to victory at the first trinations tournament in 1996. The book read easily and reaffirmed a lot of the personal. As a leadership, teamwork and motivational speaker, sean uses rugby as a starting point. Cruyff was the most famous exponent of the football philosophy known as total football explored by rinus michels, and is widely regarded as one. Winning matters by sean fitzpatrick penguin books new. In his long and illustrious international rugby career, fitzpatrick set the benchmark for excellence. Former all black captain sean fitzpatrick talks to reg birchfield about the business lessons he learned on the rugby field. Sean fitzpatrick is the author of winning matters 3. Its easier to swallow than remembering him as the player who captained the all blacks to victory in the springboks first test match after isolation 2724 at ellis park.
In a candid, conversational tone, fitzpatrick reflects on the key moments and meetings of his life, identifying everyday values, beliefs and principles that have driven him, both on and off the pitch. Starting off as a player for auckland, he made his international debut in 1986, playing for the all blacks in the test series against france. Sean fitzpatrick played for the best rugby team on the planet, the all. His aggressive, uncompromising approach made him one of the. Sean reflects on the key moments and meetings of his life, identifying everyday values, beliefs and principles that have driven him, both on and off the pitch. He played 128 times for new zealand, 51 as captain. Book sean fitzpatrick former all blacks captain gordon poole. Sean fitzpatrick s most popular book is winning matters. Books by sean fitzpatrick author of winning matters goodreads. Jun 20, 2016 fitzpatrick believes people need to get out of bed with some attitude. Former all black great sean fitzpatricks views on the super. Sean fitzpatrick is the worlds most capped hooker and one of the most capped all blacks.
Photogetty images all blacks great sean fitzpatrick, who played 92 test matches, has lived and worked in the uk as a sky tv presenter and public speaker since 2004. Sean made his international debut in 1986 and in 1987 he took part in the inaugural world cup when he enjoyed one of his bestever rugby moments as the all blacks went. Lee winning matters por sean fitzpatrick disponible en rakuten kobo. Sean fitzpatrick is a former rugby union player, winning the 1987 world. Sean fitzpatrick has spent the week in new zealand promoting his book winning matters and he seems to be hitting the mark, just like he used to hit his lineout jumpers. Books by sean fitzpatrick author of winning matters. Widely considered one of the best rugby players of all time, fitzpatrick joined the all blacks in 1986 and became its captain in 1992.
Nov 21, 20 former new zealand rugby captain, sean fitzpatrick, shows that there are countless business lessons to be learned from the game. Book sean fitzpatrick former all blacks captain gordon. Sean fitzpatrick is an amazing team building and motivational speaker, as well as a witty after dinner speaker with many humorous tales to tell about his life as a rugby player and within the media. Sean fitzpatrick is one of the most successful rugby captains of all time, having played for the sporting team on the planet that possesses the highest win ratio of any team, the new zealand all blacks. Join facebook to connect with sean fitzpatrick and others you may know. Sean fitzpatrick never imagined rugby would take him to the. I was looking for a more informative book about sean s rugby career. Winning matters, sean fitzpatrick shop online for books in. Sean fitzpatricks winning matters signed autobiography. Welcome to uniquely sportings sports book library page for authentic autographed rugby books, bestselling rugby titles, and official rugby publications with signed rugby autobiographies, rugby biography, rugby nonfiction, rugby fiction and other literary rugby works. Sean is now based in the uk where is an active rugby pundit and newspaper columnist and has written an inspirational book winning matters discussing how playing the game at the highest level can be applied in the workplace. Buy winning matters book online at low prices in india.
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