Staying Strong: An Immensely Human Story by Stephen Murray with John F McDonald & Lee Martin SIGNED (or, more correctly, initialled) BY STEPHEN MURRAY ON THE TITLE PAGE; June 2017 1st/Limited/Numbered edition (No 1027/3000) published by Gatecrasher Books written in collaboration with Lee Martin & John F McDonald & with a Foreword by Matt Helders of The Arctic Monkeys, 215pp., text generally sound with just a hint of yellowing to page edges, slight staining to the page extremities at the very top, slight bumping & rubbing to board corners at the top - much heavier to those at the bottom, bumping & rubbing to the top & bottom of the front board, heavy bumping & rubbing to the top & bottom of the spine, both boards a bit marked, the dust jacket is rubbed & creased at the bottom of corners & base of spine, there is slight creasing to the top of the front, both front & rear have some marks & scratches.Staying Strong, the autobiography of Stephen Murray, is a raw, inspirational story that will become a collector's item and a 'musthave' for every Action Sports fan and beyond and for anyone who, when they think they've got nothing left, can look inside themselves and 'dig deeper'. Following a harrowing accident in 2007 Stephen was paralyzed from the neck down and is still confined to a wheelchair. When asked what his ambition for the future is now, after writing this book, Stephen replied: "I want to get out of this f*cking chair and hug my kids". This book deals with some very dark moments, the challenges faced every day as a father going through a divorce, a custody battle and whether he will ever ride a bike again - Stephen may have lost the use of his body but he has never lost his love or passion for BMX. It's this passion that pushes him through every day. His determination teaches us all that you are more than your disability and that although he has been taken to some dark places since his accident they are also mixed with some of the best days of his life. Stephen has lived a completely crazy life, which includes rubbing shoulders with some famous faces from David Beckham to Pharrell Williams to Richard Branson and more - all of which have touched Stephen's life along the way and he now wants to share his highly inspiring 'no stone unturned' autobiography with the world.Stephen Murray (born 9 January 1980) is an English former BMX Dirt rider. On Friday 22 June 2007, at the [AST Dew Tour] BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, Murray took a catastrophic fall attempting a double backflip on the final jump in the dirt section. He sufferedcareer-ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae and is paralyzed below the shoulders. Murray was a seven-time expert British champion and six-time UK National champion before the age of 16. During his professional BMX career, Murray was known for his double back flips, 360 back flips, and turndown back flips. He won the gold medal in BMX Dirt in the Summer 2001 X Games and won gold medals in BMX Dirt at the Gravity Games in back-to-back years (2001 and 2002). He was nominated for ESPN 'BMX rider of the year'. His motivations and dealing with the crash are explored in this book Staying Strong: An Immensely Human Story (with John F. McDonald, Lee Martin).Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged.(£5.55/trout)