- Published: 18 May 2017
- ISBN: 9780141047409
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $29.99
The Battle
- Published: 18 May 2017
- ISBN: 9780141047409
- Imprint: Penguin General UK
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $29.99
Excellent ... [an] eye-opening account of the never-ending battles he fought
Rugby World
A fantastic book
Sean O'Rourke, RTE Radio One
I found The Battle entrancing
Stephen Jones, Sunday Times
The years of O'Connell and O'Driscoll were as close to a golden age as ever Ireland will get and O'Connell's book tells you how it all happened ... It should be mandatory for every Irish squad member to read O'Connell's book to better understand what it takes to make a team
David Walsh, Sunday Times
He is a standard-bearer for the country and someone whose principles, moral compass, ideals and heroic virtue make us wish our children would aspire to be someone like him
Neil Francis, Sunday Independent
A fascinating insight into what has driven him and how his approach to the game changed over time. The inner tensions of possibly the most intense competitor of his generation are laid bare in The Battle.
Shane Horgan, Sunday Times
Revelatory ... Unflinchingly charts his personal evolution ... He is not at all easy on himself
Keith Duggan, Irish Times
It is pure O'Connell ... Players and coaches from all sports will have the pencil out, finding nuggets
Kieran Shannon, Irish Examiner
The intense physicality of his rugby upbringing is an abiding theme ... along with humour, the craic and an extensive knowledge of how teams work
Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph
Fascinating ... the recollections of life with the British and Irish touring team leap out as highlights
Daily Mail
Absorbing and compelling ... The O'Connell who dominates this book is the one who becomes fixated on the mentality of champions
Diarmaid Ferriter, Irish Times
An exceptional book ... tremendously honest
Matt Cooper, Today FM
Engaging, honest and insightful. Terrific
Ryle Nugent
O'Connell has emptied the tank here. ... What has come out ... is a psychological profile that is almost shocking at times in what it reveals about the bloody single-mindedness of the competitive gene
Irish Independent
Honest, fair and devoid of self-pity ... reflects on his life without a shred of hypocrisy or recrimination
Paul Rees, Observer
A stunning achievement
Irish Mail on Sunday
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Provides many revealing insights into the mind of a born winner
Sunday Business Post
Brilliant, bruising
Donal Ryan, Sunday Independent