- Published: 11 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473502208
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Proud
My Autobiography
- Published: 11 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781473502208
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
Sensational
Rugby World
Astonishingly powerful
The Times
Inspiring and moving
Daily Telegraph
Achingly honest
Guardian
Proud offers an enthralling insight into a world and a struggle to which we are rarely given access… Thomas’ story is a harrowing reminder that sportsmen are as vulnerable as the rest of us… The honesty with which Thomas presents his many dark moments makes this an absolute must-read. An eye-opening glimpse into the inner turmoil of a national hero
Sport Magazine
In a year when some of the highest-profile sporting memoirs have been marked by self-serving narcissism, this is a story of substance
Daily Telegraph
A must read... It is breathtaking
Mail
This book is as inspiring as it is moving and depressing. A must read…It is breathtaking
DAILY MAIL
Proud offers an enthralling insight into a world and a struggle to which we are rarely given access…Thomas’ story is a harrowing reminder that sportsmen are as vulnerable as the rest of us…The honesty with which Thomas presents his many dark moments makes this an absolute must-read, whether rugby fan or not. Rarely has the sense that sport is only a game rang truer. An eye-opening glimpse into the inner turmoil of a national hero
SPORT
A story of extraordinary courage, both in and outside the sporting world…It's another sporting book that transcends sport, and Thomas should be loudly and gloriously celebrated for writing it
Independent
Astonishing in its candour…this is a tale of hope
The Times
Astonishingly powerful
The Times
In a year when some of the highest-profile sporting memoirs have been marked by self-serving narcissism, this is a story of substance
Daily Telegraph
Incredibly powerful
Attitude
Inspiring and moving
Daily Telegraph
Searingly honest
THE HERALD
Sensational
Rugby World
This is a fascinating, often deeply moving, story which shows that while sport initially defined whoGareth Thomas was, everything changed when another facet of his life was revealed
Press Association
Thomas’s autobiography is remarkable not for his open gayness but for the truthfulness that permeates every page
The Sunday Times