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What’s important in life for the individual is so different and complex! I thoroughly recommend this book!!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gerry Francis  \t(Former Queens Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur Manager)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e… what I appreciated most in this book was a priceless wisdom that has enabled him to navigate life. So how do you work out relationships, disappointment, disability, parenting, marriage,  career? In chapter after chapter I just loved the paragraphs that explained how he was thinking and anchored in Jesus Christ when he was confronted by life’s complexity. There was gold in chapter after chapter. A riveting read that I thoroughly recommend to all.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rico Tice\t(Evangelist; Co–founder of Christianity Explored Ministries)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin’s story is varied, gripping and moving. I’ve never before read such an evocative description of how it actually feels to score a goal at the top level. Nor have I read a more spine tingling account of what it feels like to step up to the pulpit and preach. Football feels like a matter of life and death to some of us, but the gospel truly is … and Gavin gives us a pitch–side seat as we experience the wonder of both.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tim Farron\t(MP, Former Leader of the Liberal Democrats)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch a thought provoking read … It was a real pleasure to spend time with Gavin in the dressing room all those years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Les Ferdinand\t(QPR Director of Football and Former England, QPR, Spurs and Newcastle United striker)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eObviously, I know Gavin from our time we played together at Newcastle and our Charlton links but this really is one of the most interesting and fascinating autobiographies I have read in a long time. A successful footballer to BBC pundit to Christian Pastor! 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