{"product_id":"the-second-half","title":"The Second Half","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an 18-year playing career for Cobh Ramblers  Nottingham Forest  and Manchester United (under Sir Alex Ferguson) and Celtic  Roy Keane dominated every midfield he led to glory. Aggressive and highly competitive  his attitude helped him to excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005. He played at an international level for nearly all of his career  representing the Republic of Ireland more 14 years  mainly as team captain  until an incident with national coach Mick McCarthy resulted in Keanes walk-out from the 2002 World Cup. Since retiring as a player  Keane has managed Sunderland and Ipswich and become a notably contrarian pundit for ITV. He is assistant (to Martin ONeill) manager of the Ireland team. The TV analyst reflects the manager  the player  and the man himself  the unique Roy KeaneKeano. As part of a tiny elite of soccer players  Roy Keane has lived and experienced what very few people could ever imagine. His status one of soccers greatest stars is undisputed  but what of the challenges beyond the pitch? How did he succeed in coming to terms with life as a former Manchester United and Ireland leader and champion  reinvent himself as a broadcaster  and cope with the psychological struggles this entailed? This book is a personal odyssey  a blend of anecdote and reflection which re-evaluates the meaning of success. In following his personal struggle to reinvent himself  confronting a few demons along the way  The Second Half blends memoir and motivational writing in a manner which both disquiets and reassures in Roy Keanes original voice  in a stunning collaboration brilliantly captured with Man Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951965958197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0297608886","price":26.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780297608882.jpg?v=1770146168","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-second-half","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}