A packed and entertaining book . . . Exhaustively researched and beautifully written

Wonderfully crafted . . . One of the most gifted chroniclers of mountaineering . . . Perrin records it all with a subtle sympathy, laying bare British mountaineering's most mythologized figure

An extraordinarily rich and unsentimental vision . . . The genius of this exceptional biography is that it articulates both sides of Whillans' character . . . It is by turns funny and tragic . . . This is a fine book. It was worth the wait

Compelling, beautifully written . . . There could not have been a better writer qualified to tell it

A kind of modern tragedy . . . Yet for all his failings, Whillans remains a legend

Created an enduring, breathtaking legend

His book is not only the day to day battle with the boredom of training, finding the courage to go one step beyond and an utter dedication to a dream, it is also a tribute to the strength that can be found within a loving family

Trower has the perfect pitch for a sentence that illuminates an entire culture

His dedication to finding a spiritual dimension to a lost art is hard to fault

Notable for its honesty. The Liverpool defender's published opinion that he is happier retired from international football prompted a media frenzy

One of the few current footballers worth an autobiography

Amid the basketful of bland post-World Cup books, McGrath's life story stands out a mile... Fascinating reading.

The Republic of Ireland's most popular sportsman, still adored by fans of Manchester United and Villa.

An all-too honest account of a playing career that just got better and better, despite threatening to go off the rails.

An extraordinary book.

Harrowing and brutally honest...a gripping story.

Brutally honest.

Less a football autobiography, more repentant confessional.

stunning