First published in 1998 and now available as an ebook.
It has not been possible to include the illustrations in this edition.
ADDICTED by Tony Adams is the story of the inspirational Arsenal captain and England international and the story of a fight a battle against alcoholism.
Inspirational Arsenal captain and England international, Tony Adams is a legend of the modern game. But behind the on-the-field successes is the story of a man who has fought and continues to win a battle against alcoholism.
Adams writes what it was like playing with the best players in the game, from Gazza to Dennis Bergkamp; and working with some of the most successful managers, including George Graham, Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle and Arsene Wenger.
But above all, his story is that of a winner, a man who has brought the intense determination he has shown on the field to his recovery from illnesses off it.
Adams recalls graphically and openly his descent into alcohol addiction, which at one point saw him jailed for drink-driving. Just as he was finding his feet again after the slow rehabilitation process, problems with his marriage surfaced and soon after Adams found himself heading for a divorce. He talks honestly about that traumatic period in his life and also about the pressures and demands of being a top-class footballer in the modern era.
Taken from the 1999 paperback edition, Adams also gives a detailed account of Arsenal's 1998-99 season, and the mood in the Highbury dressing-room after the previous season's double-winning success.
- ISBN13 9780008245887
- Publish Date 20 April 2017
- Publish Status Permanently Withdrawn
- Out of Print 21 April 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperCollinsWillow
- Format eBook
- Pages 384
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk