Marc

I enjoyed this book very much. It was not an easy listen as it could be quite emotionally draining as Gareth’s honesty holds no bounds. I think that it can still be difficult to relate to unless your life followed a similar path to his. I would, absolutely certainly, recommend this book to people in a similar position to Gareth as he will help people make a lot of sense of the trials and tribulations of , what must be, an extremely tough obstacle to overcome especially in his line of work. Well done Gareth. Unless people read these insights they will never understand what you went through and the person you have become at the end of this journey. You must be very proud.

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A conscious and feeling gay man’s truth

Gareth’s biography is a notably compelling reveal of himself in a star rugby players’ journey to succeed in life itself as a feeling conscious alpha male who happens to be gay. A leader as a rugby captain and a leader sharing personal struggles to know and love himself as a gay man with support from family teammates friends and a male partner Eon. A diligent insightful and humbling search for honesty and personal humanity. J W.

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Apparently an honest and intriguing autobiography

As a welsh rugby fan and having watching Thomas play I was intrigued by this autobiography and it did not disappoint. Other than that he was gay and that he played rugby really well, I knew quite little about Thomas but the book was very enlightening and very honest and a fascinating read and I enjoyed it so much that I am about to read his second book.

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Emotional Roller Coaster

Spoke to me on many levels. Congratulations Gareth Thomas for making such a difference with your life. Very touching and open the detail in emotion and setting were amazing.

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Fantastic and powerful book to listen too

The lilting Welsh accent was delightful to listen to and the narrator was exceptional powerful in using the language in this exceptionally well written book which conveyed in moving terms the Gareth Thomas story and his coming out. The last chapters were particularly moving especially the meditation on his astrological date/sign. A short and meaningful listen for a gay man and I suspect a general audience as well.

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Powerful.....

Very much enjoyed hearing this audio book. His story is powerul and I can relate to a certain point. Definitely a must if you are looking for inspiration on how to empower yourself to live to your full potential

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Great Great read

Being Welsh this was ready to relate to. Many of the locations mentioned were placed I grew up visiting and staying at.

I can't say I'm a rugby fan or highly sensitive to the issues he suffered by doing what he did.

But I would highly recommend reading this whatever your into.

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Truthfully engaging.

This is an honest account of a sportsman's turmoil and triumphs. Enjoyed it a lot.

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Compelling story

The book was extremely well written. I question some of the story line though. I had known Gareth for a brief several years before and during his struggle with his sexuality and coming out. I think he left out some very poignant and important parts of his journey that would have given his story more of a overall human interest factor. I look forward to his second book. Hopefully, it will cover more of his personal life encounters and struggles he experienced outside of his professional life. There were very profound relationships he had, that also played a role in his development.
I enjoyed reading his book, but there is way more to his story.
Congratulations Gareth on your contribution to making this world a better place.

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Great read/listen

Great story with great insight into professional sports, the highs, the lows and gives you the realisation that athletes are but first, normal human beings.

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