Billy Slater Autobiography

Author : Billy Slater
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 0143782479
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Slater Autobiography written by Billy Slater and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Slater has been called the best fullback ever to have played the game by rugby league greats and fans alike. With a glittering collection of personal and club honours, including four grand final wins, five Dally M awards and two Clive Churchill Medals, he has delighted fans of the Melbourne Storm, Queensland State of Origin and the Australian Kangaroos for sixteen years. More than just a decorated player, however, Slater is a widely regarded and respected figure in the sport. A young country recruit with superb natural talent, he debuted for the Storm after only one pre-season in Melbourne and sent shockwaves through State of Origin in just his second season. But Slater capitalised on his talent with a fierce competitive drive and a relentless work ethic, which he learned from his parents and honed working in the racing industry before hitting the NRL stage. As well as many celebrated victories, Slater's career has seen him confront the Melbourne Storm salary cap scandal, heartbreaking losses and a devastating shoulder injury that made him fear that he would never hold his children again, let alone compete in a brutal sport like rugby league. Through it all Slater has emerged not merely as a great of the game, but as an even more resilient character, an ambassador for his sport, and a devoted husband and father. Featuring contributions from rugby league legends like Cooper Cronk, Craig Bellamy, Darren Lockyer and Cameron Smith, and from the Slater family, this edition is updated to include Billy's final season in the NRL before farewelling the game.

Author : BILLY SLATER AND RICHARD. HINDS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781525293726
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BILLY SLATER AUTOBIOGRAPHY. written by BILLY SLATER AND RICHARD. HINDS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Billy Slater
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 0857981781
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Slater written by Billy Slater and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2013 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A life in pictures of one of Rugby League's favourite sons. Billy Slater is a talent unlike any other that the modern game of rugby league has seen.He has the innate ability to understand the emotion of the game, make a critical decision and act upon this. Very few players can do this.

Author : John Ellicott
Publisher : Hardie Grant Books
ISBN 13 : 1743582919
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Slater written by John Ellicott and published by Hardie Grant Books. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Slater’s achievements speak to his prodigious talent with premierships, State of Origin series wins, club best and fairest awards, Test caps, Player of the Year awards, and a Dally M Medal under his belt, he is regarded by many around the world as the finest full back of any era and possibly the greatest player the game has seen. As a small-for-his-age North Queensland lad Billy Slater nearly chose to be a jockey; his love of horses led him to Gai Waterhouse’s famous stables where he worked for a time. But a growth spurt and his increasing strength led him back to rugby league, a game he loved. Slater made his debut in 2003 and has played for Melbourne Storm ever since. Exhilarating and electrifying, Billy Slater is the player people come to the footy to watch: a true sports sensation. He is seriously special, and what’s more he’s a tremendous athlete. He’s about the best of his generation. Whether he’s playing for the Storm, Queensland or Australia … I’d pay anything to go and see him play. League Immortal Bob Fulton John Ellicott is the author of Waterhouse & Smith: The power of two racing dynasties, A Year on the Punt and Uncommon Heroes of Rugby League. He has over two decades of experience as a journalist for some of Australia’s major newspapers.

Author : Joe Gorman
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 070226217X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heartland written by Joe Gorman and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, rugby league has embodied all the hopes and dreams, contradictions and tensions of life in the Sunshine State. The game speaks to Queenslanders' sense of being the underdog and the outsider &– a powerful undercurrent that sweeps through politics, business, the arts, and sport. The enduring appeal of State of Origin is that it allows Queensland to balance the scales, at least for 80 minutes.In Heartland, journalist Joe Gorman chronicles a tale of loss and rebirth &– from the decline of the Brisbane Rugby League competition and North Queensland's Foley Shield to the extraordinary rise of the Broncos and the Cowboys in the NRL. Weaving together stories of diehard supporters and game-changing players, from Arthur Beetson to Johnathan Thurston, this is a revealing account of Queensland's coming of age, both on and off the field.

Author : Paul Gallen
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760637475
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heart and Soul written by Paul Gallen and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Gallen's career in rugby league is extraordinary. For his club, his state and his country he's given everything he's got, and then some. He's captained his club, The Cronulla Sharks, to their first-ever premiership, he's led the NSW Blues to a drought-breaking series win in 2014, and he's played more than 30 tests for his country. In every game Gallen has left nothing in the tank, giving his heart and soul for his team and his teammates. Yet his career has also known controversy, with Gallen's take-no-prisoners style polarising both media and fans, and his captaincy of the Sharks making him both a figurehead and a target in the club's darkest days during the long-running ASADA investigation. Gallen's autobiography is a frank, open and heartfelt account of the great highs and lows of his 19 years playing at rugby league's highest level. It's a story as powerful and compelling as the man himself.

Author : Nigel Goodall
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782198938
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Slater - Back from the Edge written by Nigel Goodall and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Slater is a screen icon in his own time and one of the world's most admired actors. This long awaited biography traces the life and career of a fascinating Hollywood player...From the late eighties onwards, Christian Slater was the embodiment of teenage cool. Films such as The Name of the Rose, Young Guns II and Pump Up the Volume became instant cult classics and ensured his status as both a teenage heartthrob and as the elite actor of his generation. His position as an A-list star was hardly diminished during the nineties, with brilliant performances in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, True Romance, Broken Arrow and Very Bad Things establishing him as a formidable force in acting.But fame and success did not always sit easily with Christian, and from his off-screen behaviour resulted a 'bad boy' reputation that has stuck with him ever since. Alcohol and drug excesses have led to numerous incidents with the law, assault charges, even a stint in jail - but through all this, Christian managed to retain a highly successful career.These personal demons, as well as Christian's intense and turbulent love affairs with the likes of Winona Ryder, Christina Applegate and Patricia Arquette, have merely added to the romance of this highly elusive and attractive individual. Yet for the man himself, the crazy lifestyle started to take its toll, and in more recent years Christian started to come to terms with the personality flaws that have plagued him throughout his family life and career.In addition to his film career, Christian's impeccable performances in a recent stage play version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest won him the Theatregoers Choice Award for Best Actor, and with his role in Broadway's The Glass Menagerie and the West End production of Sweet Bird of Youth, his return to theatrical mainstream is in full bloom.From this incisive biography, which includes a complete filmography, emerges a complex and sometimes contradictory character, a man who has dealt with fame, love, loss and success in his own, uncompromising and inspired way. The films, the flings, the affairs, the media gossip - all are dealt with truthfully in a book as fascinating and candid as the man himself.

Author : Cameron Smith
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1761060287
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Storm Within: Cameron Smith written by Cameron Smith and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***CAPTAIN OF THE 2020 TELSTRA NRL PREMIERSHIP WINNERS THE MELBOURNE STORM*** Cameron Smith AM is the most decorated rugby league player of all time. The recipient of numerous Dally M and Golden Boot awards, he has starred in the toughest league competition on the planet every season since he made his NRL debut in 2002. Captaining the Melbourne Storm to multiple premierships, Smith played in a staggering seventeen finals campaigns. An integral member of the record-breaking Queensland teams of 2006-2017, he won eleven State of Origin series. As skipper of the Australian national team for over a decade, he led the Kangaroos to two World Cups. Smith is credited with revolutionising the number nine position. He holds the State of Origin records for most appearances and most wins, as well as the NRL records for most games, goals, points scored, wins and appearances as captain. This book maps his unique journey in the game: an extraordinary look into the biggest matches and biggest moments, Smith describes his career with great colour and candour, outlining what it takes to climb to the highest level in sport. Talent aside, it is Smith's intelligence and poise that set him apart, coupled with consistency, durability and longevity that are unlikely to ever be matched. Notoriously private throughout his career, The Storm Within sets the record straight. Finally, the life behind the legend - the man behind the mystery - tells his story. Features a foreword by legendary Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy.

Author : Miranda C. Herbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1538 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biography and Genealogy Master Index written by Miranda C. Herbert and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A consolidated index to biographical sketches in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries.

Author : L. Herbert R. Slater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781467533256
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1000 Livesa written by L. Herbert R. Slater and published by . This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: