I'm Champion, Call Me Bob: My Story

Bob Champion, MBE

ISBN 10: 0995594376 / ISBN 13: 9780995594371

Published by Chronos Publishing, United Kingdom, 2018

About this Item

For the first time Bob shares his thoughts on his life so far, the highs, the lows, injuries, illness, the charity trust and of course just what it felt like to win `the ultimate test of horse and rider.'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR009632584

Bibliographic Details

Title: I'm Champion, Call Me Bob: My Story

Publisher: Chronos Publishing, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 2018

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

In his own words Bob talks of his early life, his path to becoming a professional jump jockey and how it felt being at the top of his game only to have it come crashing down with a life-threatening diagnosis. The depths of despair going through the radical new cancer treatment he was offered and the heights of joy with that famous Grand National victory. This new biography also looks at the whirlwind adventure his life has been since that glorious spring day at Aintree and examines the tremendous fund raising efforts of the Bob Champion Cancer Trust. Today Bob is the face of that Trust, the UK s most successful small cancer fund that has been responsible for raising almost £15Million, money which has allowed research efforts that have all but eradicated testicular cancer death and furthered new research enquiries into prostate cancer. For the first time Bob shares his thoughts on his life so far, the highs, the lows, injuries, illness and of course just what it felt like to win the ultimate test of horse and rider.

About the Author:

Racing legend Bob Champion listed amongst the top 10 professional jockeys in the UK, in 1979 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Following brutal chemotherapy treatment that almost killed him, he won the nations hearts when on Adaniti, in1981 he won the Grand National. The win, viewed by many as one of the greatest ever sporting triumphs, earned the pair the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award. In 1983 he formed the Bob Champion Cancer Trust, which has raised almost £15m for cancer research and led, in 2011, to him being awarded the Helen Rollason award. A proud Yorkshire man he spends his days either at his home in Newmarket at the racecourse or giving motivational speeches and campaigning for the cancer Trust across the UK.