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All Blacks Don't Cry (2010)

by John Kirwan(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin

review 1: I was IN AWE when a Legendary All Black Rugby Player John Kirwan, came forward and spoke of major anxiety issues and depression at the height of his career some years ago … issues he delicately called ‘freaking out’. I enjoyed this book, specifically for men dealing with anxiety and/or depression. Rugby in New Zealand IS New Zealand and unfortunately that makes these mere rugby players ‘gods’. To have such a talented player and man stand up publicly and tell his story when no-one else would even utter the embarrassing words “Mental Illness” has helped changed SO MANY lives since his story was told.
review 2: New Zealand males are pretty basic types, you might even call them emotionally retarded. What John Kirwan has done with this book is step out... moreside that claustrophobic insular world of macho Kiwi maleness - wherein it's pretty much a sin to hire a builder rather than build your house yourself - and single-handedly attempt to usher in an era during which it's acceptable to talk about subjects other than house prices and deck sizes, and to feel emotions that don't fit into the box of frontiersman stoicism. For taking that risk and making it pay off to the extent that he has been rewarded with a knighthood for services to mental health, he deserves to win the Super Rugby title with his new team the Blues! less

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