Too Many Reasons to Live: My Incredible Story

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This is the story of a tiny kid who adored rugby league but never should have made it – and ended up in the Leeds hall of fame. It's the story of a man who resolved to turn a terrible predicament into something positive – when he could have thrown the towel in. Far more than a sports memoir, Too Many Reasons to Live is a story of boundless courage and infinite kindness. Our careers are on the line here! Dawid Malan vows England won’t go through motions in last three matches at the World Cup The former Leeds and Great Britain scrum-half is now confined to a wheelchair and unable to perform basic functions without help as motor neurone disease takes an increasing hold of his body. Eden Hazard insists 'I don't miss playing football' after the ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid star announced his retirement from the sport in October Cristiano Ronaldo and Kanye West are among the famous faces in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury's Battle of the Baddest against Francis Ngannou

Earlier this afternoon, on a miserable bank holiday in Yorkshire, Lindsey had helped Rob into the car so they could take the kids swimming. “I loved it,” Rob tells me. “Just to see the kids having fun and a bit of normality made it feel like it used to be.” Paolo di Canio reveals he rejected Saudi Arabia assistant job offer after being approached by Roberto Mancini - but insists he 'didn't just say no to oil money' Arsenal fans FUME at West Ham's opener in Carabao Cup exit as they claim Aaron Ramsdale was 'blatantly... Was South Africa's 'white ****' slur lost in translation? Boks fans say Mbonambi was speaking in Afrikaans

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West Ham 3-1 Arsenal: Declan Rice endures a miserable return to London Stadium as Gunners are dumped OUT of...I got stared at but it was more novelty value than anything sinister! Mail Sport's CHARLOTTE DALY shares her experience as a western woman covering Tyson Fury's fight with Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia No early night for Erling! Man City star Haaland ditches bow tie and lets his hair down for romantic dinner with Isabel Johansen after of Ballon d'Or ceremony Rob says: "I used to love reading to my own children as part of their bedtime routine. I was so excited and honoured to be given the opportunity to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story.

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Eddie Hearn says he 'felt in his gut' that Tyson Fury LOST to Francis Ngannou in their 'Battle of the Baddest' showdown on 'The Hook'... and claims the fight has 'devalued' his looming match-up with Oleksandr Usyk Man United players don superhero outfits, while Donnarumma takes the life of a pirate... as sports stars show off their costumes for Halloween Can you recognise these sports stars in their Halloween costumes?Man United's Dark Knight, a Euros-winning pirate, the Super Mario LIV golfer... and which Lionesses legend has transformed into terrifying Pennywise? There are days when you think: ‘Why me?’ But then I think of Rob and that really puts it into perspective because I’m able to physically do what I want. I can still go to the gym on my own for an hour at 6 am, I can play with the kids, I can do my work as a physio while being Rob’s carer. I look at Rob and think: ‘What have I got to moan about when he stays so positive?’ What I have to do is nothing compared to what Rob goes through on a daily basis.

The other day, someone said to me: “Is it on your mind that this might be the last family holiday you ever have?” REVEALED: Read the first scout report of a 16-year-old Jude Bellingham (by a Premier League club who didn't sign him) Mohamed Salah calls for humanitarian aid to Gaza IMMEDIATELY as Liverpool star urges the world leaders 'to come together' Things started deteriorating fast in March 2020, just three months after my diagnosis. That’s when Lindsey’s role changed. Almost overnight, she went from being a wife to my full-time carer. Rob points out wryly that, even though he doesn’t really like hearing himself, it is far better that it is his accent “rather than an American robot voice like Stephen Hawking”.

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But my suffering as a fan is small potatoes compared to what Rob Burrow and his family have faced through the last couple of years. I think it says a lot about the rugby league community that despite our team rivalries, we'll always look after our own when it comes down to it. Rob mentions that so many fans of other teams have gone on to pass on their well-wishes, give him money, even do their own ridiculous challenges to raise awareness for his cause. Rob also helped Dr Jung in a way he did not understand at first. His sporting profile meant she was invited to speak on television about Rob and MND. It was almost as if her new platform boosted her in the eyes of previously sceptical colleagues. Her ethnicity, and the fact she was a woman, finally mattered less than her deep expertise in MND. Dimitar Berbatov says he couldn't speak to team-mates because of self-doubt at Man United as he opens up to Mail Sport