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The Second Half
Roy Keane takes you through the turbulent years after his captain's armband: the disciplinary hearings, the ten-minute meeting that ended twelve years at Manchester United, the painful transition into management, and the hard-won lessons of learning to lead others. A blunt, honest account of what it costs to stay hungry after the glory fades.
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Who it is for
For anyone who has built their identity around a single pursuit and is now facing what comes next — or for those who want to understand how obsession, pride, and reinvention collide in real life.
About the Author
Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist, and screenwriter who won the Booker Prize in 1993, the same year he left his career as an English and geography teacher to write full time. A University College Dublin graduate, he is best known for The Commitments, adapted into a successful film in 1991, and has collaborated with Roy Keane on the book The Second Half.
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- Understand how the same fire that builds greatness can silently destroy it from within.
- Learn to recognize when loyalty to your own standards matters more than fitting someone else's system.
- Discover why purpose without performance can still be a form of winning.
Key Takeaways
- Every dressing room has a clock — and ignoring yours is the first step toward being left behind.
- The moment you stop trusting your own instincts, you start losing on every front at once.
- The first half is talent on full volume; the second half is learning where to point it.
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