Do You Know What?
Life According to Freddie Flintoff
Published on 1. November 2018
126 pages
978-1-78870-045-0 (ISBN)
Description
What's the worst that can happen?
Are there aliens out there somewhere?
What happens when I die?
In Do You Know What?, our favourite sportsman-turned-comedian-slash-leftfield-thinker Freddie Flintoff expels an eclectic and entertaining smorgasbord of anecdotes, impressions, reflections, ruminations, musings, cogitations, observations, rants, confessions and pearls of wisdom on all aspects of life's rich tapestry.
As a prolific philosopher of life's most unfathomable questions, Freddie uses his own inexplicable experiences - from the sublime: giving up booze, shopping in Poundland with his family, exploring the wonders of the universe with his mates; to the ridiculous: wrestling with WWE's finest, singing in a musical on the West End, pranking teammates - to help us all gain the comfort of his life mantra:
What's the worst that can happen?
Do You Know What? is an unexpectedly helpful, occasionally silly and absorbing brain dump on life and everything it holds, from one of Britain's most-loved national treasures.
Are there aliens out there somewhere?
What happens when I die?
In Do You Know What?, our favourite sportsman-turned-comedian-slash-leftfield-thinker Freddie Flintoff expels an eclectic and entertaining smorgasbord of anecdotes, impressions, reflections, ruminations, musings, cogitations, observations, rants, confessions and pearls of wisdom on all aspects of life's rich tapestry.
As a prolific philosopher of life's most unfathomable questions, Freddie uses his own inexplicable experiences - from the sublime: giving up booze, shopping in Poundland with his family, exploring the wonders of the universe with his mates; to the ridiculous: wrestling with WWE's finest, singing in a musical on the West End, pranking teammates - to help us all gain the comfort of his life mantra:
What's the worst that can happen?
Do You Know What? is an unexpectedly helpful, occasionally silly and absorbing brain dump on life and everything it holds, from one of Britain's most-loved national treasures.
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Person
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is one of Britain's most beloved sportsmen and TV personalities. He is a bestselling author, broadcaster, former international cricketer and current England Lions coach.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: In (Almost) Too Deep - Life beyond the comfort zone
- Chapter 2: At Least I've Got a Funny Story - A brief history of boxing
- Chapter 3: What's the Worst That Can Happen? - Having a go
- Chapter 4: My Own Worst Critic - Not giving a shit
- Chapter 5: Floundering with Harrison Ford - The advantages of interloping
- Chapter 6: A Bit of Bumble - Notes on David Lloyd
- Chapter 7: Enjoying Getting Punched - Dealing with depression
- Chapter 8: Why Am I Here? - The mysteries of life
- Chapter 9: Not Curing Cancer - Just doing a job
- Chapter 10: Hard, Fast and Short of a Length - A fine romance
- Chapter 11: Number Two in a Bag - The daft things I've done
- Chapter 12: Haribo and Tantrums - Celebrity
- Chapter 13: Chips, Beans and Lamborghinis - The simple things
- Chapter 14: A Bee in Me Bonnet - Things that get my goat
- Chapter 15: What Have You Ever Done For Me? - Being let down
- Chapter 16: Bellends on Bikes - Health and fitness
- Chapter 17: The Game's Gone - The way things used to be
- Chapter 18: Waterstones, Not Wetherspoons - Battling the booze
- Chapter 19: Goat Killer - The call of the wild
- Chapter 20: Striking a Balance - Family comes first
- Chapter 21: Parents - Doing things my way
- Chapter 22: Fun While It Lasted - Dealing with brickbats
- Chapter 23: Not by a Long Chalk - What happens next?
- Chapter 24: Who Decides What Matters? - Going back to basics
