Jonny Wilkinson has gone from tortured soul to enlightened being with help from mentor Steve Black. Simon Turnbull chats to his long-time personal coach, mentor and close friend in the Independent.
"Black is responsible for transforming Wilkinson from a highly-strung individual consumed by an addiction to success and a fear that anything but a slavish work ethic would send him plummeting down the precipice of failure – a tortured soul who now confesses: "My perspective on life at the time of the 2003 Rugby World Cup robbed me of my ability to enjoy the moment." That numbing negativity is explored in the pages of Tackling My Life, the book Wilkinson has written with Black. But so is the positive outlook on life and rugby that the outside-half has found with the help of Black, his long-time personal coach, mentor and close friend."
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