Adam Ramanauska's new book, Nine Lives, is out now and details his experience with football, cancer and getting on with life.
The book - which will be launched at a Dick Reynolds Club lunch on 11th August - was written with award winning Age journalist, Emma Quayle.
Essendon is offering its supporters the opportunity to purchase a copy of the book signed by Ramanauskas.
Nine Lives follows Adam’s incredible life and provides insight into not only what he went through but also the journey of his childhood sweetheart Belinda, his family and parents, his best friend Dean Solomon and Essendon greats such as James Hird and Kevin Sheedy.
Nine Lives
In February 2003, Adam Ramanauskas was living every boy's dream. At 22 he'd been noted as a star of the future and already had one AFL premiership under his belt.
Then the bottom fell out of his world. The discovery of an unusual lump in Adam's right shoulder quickly led to the words no one wants to hear: 'You have cancer.' Over the next few years, his three battles with a rare form of cancer would require every ounce of his courage and determination.
This is the remarkable true story of a young man who not only bounced back after each setback, but made an incredible return to elite sport, inspiring his teammates, family and the medical profession with his resilience and refusal to take anything lying down. It's an inspirational story of growing up quickly and learning about the urgency of time, and working out what matters most.
Adam Ramanauskas
Adam Ramanauskas was the youngest member of Essendon Football Club's 2000 premiership side. He was just nineteen. A graceful half-back or wingman, he played 134 games in 10 years, retiring at the end of 2008 after three successful comebacks from cancer treatment and a major knee injury. Adam married Belinda in 2006 and their son, Aidan, was born in 2008. Adam now works as a talent manager for the Elite Sports Properties management company, mentors part-time at Essendon and delivers special comments for ABC radio. In 2007 he was named one of Australia's Most Inspirational People by The Australian. He has a strong alliance with the Cancer Council and is a spokesperson for the Call to Arms campaign.
Emma Quayle
Emma Quayle has been a senior sports writer at Melbourne's Age newspaper since 2001 and won the 2009 AFL Players' Association's award for excellence in football journalism.
