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A Life in Football: My Autobiography
- My Autobiography
- Narrated by: Paul Mendez
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports
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Publisher's Summary
Ian Wright, Arsenal legend, England striker and TV pundit extraordinaire, is one of the most interesting and relevant figures in modern football. His journey from a South London council estate to national treasure is everybody's dream.
From Sunday morning football directly to Crystal Palace; from 'boring, boring Arsenal' to inside the Wenger Revolution; from Saturday afternoons on the pitch to Saturday evenings on primetime television; from a week in prison to inspiring youth offenders, Ian will reveal all about his extraordinary life and career.
Ian will also frankly discuss how retirement affects footballers, why George Graham deserves a statue, social media, why music matters, breaking Arsenal's goal-scoring record, racism, the unadulterated joy of playing alongside Dennis Bergkamp and, of course, what he thinks about Tottenham.
Not a standard footballer's autobiography, Ian Wright's memoir is a thoughtful and gripping insight into a Highbury hero and one of the greatest sports stars of recent years.
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- S. Popat
- 20-05-2018
Brilliant!
What an incredible story! Didn’t do anything by the book. So entertaining and honest. He’s made mistakes but ultimately he’s a good bloke!
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-2017
Good
would have been better if Wrighty was reading it but enjoyable nonetheless. bought back some good memories.
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- Daniel
- 17-10-2016
Where
You want wrighty reading it , I don't care if he doesn't talk 'properly' neither do I but he has energy and that was missing from the reader. Dropped a ball on that one whoever told Ian that it's a better idea than for him to read it !
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- Anonymous User
- 13-10-2020
Phenomenally authentic
I finished this book within 2 days. Ian Wright is the reason I support Arsenal and is a lifelong hero. So happy to have the opportunity to learn from his life lessons.
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- Alan Hargreaves
- 09-09-2020
I missed out on his life
this was so enlightening. he had a very varied life. hope everything works out for him and his family
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- Emmanuel Otiko
- 27-08-2020
Great book
This is a very good book. Surprisingly deep. He goes into detail about what it takes to be a pro.
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- Ryan muras
- 23-10-2016
Best I've read!
Read a lot of bios recently but this one really goes behind the scenes from a young lost boy to an Arsenal hero.
Also great insight to methods and philosophy behind Arsene wenger!
Didn't want this book to end!
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-09-2016
Brilliant story
Fantastic story, excellent narration. A must listen for everyone. The story is a black man living in London during the 70's 80's and 90's personified.
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- Richard
- 26-07-2017
From one of my life heros
Ian Wright lived and best of all loved and loves his life. An honest account of a privileged life i.e. that of a professional footballer. Thanks Ian I really enjoyed the book.
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- C. G. Johnson
- 26-12-2016
Fantastic journey of an under valued footballing story
Being a Wolves fan I only know Ian Wright through the chants you'd hear on the terraces. I'm 25 so I only got the fag end of his career and never saw him in his prime. However with his onscreen personality I felt like this would be a great book to listen to, and I was right. Despite not performing the book himself you can really tell this is Wrighty, his vocabulary and performance is bang on. The book has a great insight into the world of football during the late 80, and early 90's and gives an informed, non biased view towards growing up as a black child, and how racism is perceived.
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- Ethel Starchie
- 30-11-2016
Wrighty - an incredible guy
An excellent resume of Ian's life read by someone who sounded just like Wrighty, which made it more enjoyable and real. I loved his enthusiasm and the way he portrayed his life - warts and all. He gained more respect including the negative side rather than merely promoting the positives. A great man and a fabulous read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-10-2019
Story is ok, narration very off putting
I’ve listened to many footballers autobiographies, and rarely they voice their own, so I didn’t expect Ian to voice this one. I found the narration of this very basic. Very little performance, annunciation, and overall a tad boring. I know I’m being picky, but even inflections at the end of certain sentences I found annoying after a while, and after reading other reviews, I’m not alone. That aside, the book was good. Not the best I’ve read, but definitely one to tick off the list.
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- D. Sewell
- 30-11-2016
Loved it
I grew up in the same patch as Wrighty so this book was of interesting especially as an arsenal fan aswell. Wright was our local hero. This is very well organised, heart felt, honest and informative. A must listen /read for anyone. Especially for insights into the football world.
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- Simon Smith
- 21-11-2016
Easy listening
Finished in no time, enjoyable honest account delivered in a direct way that you would expect from Ian Wright!
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- Laurence S Danvers
- 16-01-2021
Ian Wright; legend
I really enjoyed this autobiography; so interesting to discover his life around football. he worked so hard to get where he is and achieve such success. Respect.
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- Sam_Clicks
- 06-01-2021
Interesting and honest
It’s a great listen. It was really interesting to hear about the life of a legend with honesty.
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- David
- 26-11-2020
Ian wright arsenalGreat
Excellent book loved every minute of it narrated perfect too ! mentioned areas where I lived , just soo interesting
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