Kevin Sinfield: The Day He Said Goodbye to Rob Burrow (E440)
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How did Kevin Sinfield say goodbye to Robβ―Burrow and what did that moment mean for him?
Last time I saw him was the day before he passed. We both knew it was the last time. I kissed him on his forehead, I told him I loved him. No. I look back for one last time and Left me with a smile, which was What he always did. Been a bit of a journey since we were last last together.
Last time you sat here, high performance was all about getting the best out of yourself and the people around you. Since then, you've lost Rob. You've got a knighthood. And your lad's been playing against your whole team. Is that still the same answer?
Yes.
Undoubtedly.
However, I would say Um the environment you create to get the best out of people is It's still what I believe high performances.
In our last chat, Kev, you told us that you ran so Rob could see you fighting with him.
Yeah.
Now, Rob's passed away and he ca obviously can't see it but What what takes its place now when you say on day thirteen and you're hitting mile fifteen?
Um like you say Rob's like I say. Um it's still really important to me that, I think. The way people have got behind The campaigning, the movement. Um Rob Center in Leeds is a physical piece if you like. We've got The rubber release Marathon and. Everyone in the UK knows who Rob Burrow and and the Burrow family are. Um so legacy, but then O over this period of time's you know, been on with this, this is year number seven now. So throughout that period of time, the amount of people I've met, the families The connections Um uh are what drives me on. Like we we've lost so many in that Top period of time. And there's so many getting diagnosed. And There's something beautiful around those interactions I have with the M and D community and I have with people.
Like people don't want to talk rugby anymore, they want to talk ru running an M and D. But um life's about connections for me and um There's something beautiful about Um, meeting people whilst we're out on the challenges and and they're on and There's somebody stood in front of you who's come to meet ya. And they're full of grief and pain. The rise are full. Ready to cry. Yeah, they're just so happy to be there. And it's a real It's a real mix of emotions that's right in front of you and you don't know how to handle it at times and the best way is to go in for a hug if I'm being honest. Um But there's something really beautiful about those interactions and There's people there who've lost people ten, twenty, thirty, forty years ago and never felt like they've been able to
grieve properly, never felt like people understood, never felt like they could take the shame away from what people were thinking or describing back then because nobody knew what M and D was. So to suddenly for them for them to feel Support, for them to feel part of something that is trying to provide some hope and and almost give some answers to why they've lost whoever they've lost. Um is why we carry on and d I'm I'm I'm in it for life. I made that commitment. Um What's to find a cure? Like that's you know, if you ask me what's the end g the end goal, the end goal is to find a cure. Of course it is. Um and I think we owe it to all the people we've lost along the way and those who are diagnosed today.
But uh sat firmly alongside that is the level of care I would provide families, it's not been good enough and The amount of families I meet Whose lives have been flipped. You know, they've got the perfect family, there's mum, dad, there's my two kids. Both got full time jobs. Kids are doing really well in school. Suddenly, boom, one of them gets diagnosed. And then the life completely changes suddenly Within a matter of months. You know, s someone's in a chair and Um can't feed themselves. So the other adult then has to Become the primary carer and finish work. So they've gone from having two big incomes to suddenly just a carers allowance. We've got two kids who they're trying to explain. The amount of families I've met like that, um it's devastating and
the level of care has to improve. We have to get better and we owe it we owe it to all those we've lost to ensure we do that. Because everyone of
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Kevin Sinfield say goodbye to Robβ―Burrow and what did that moment mean for him?
0:03β9:17
2
What lessons did Robβ―Burrow teach Kevin about purpose, courage and compassion without saying a word?
9:17β18:37
3
How has Kevinβs MND fundraising evolved over the sevenβyear β7βinβ7β campaign?
18:37β28:18
4
What impact does the campaign have on families and the wider MND community?
28:18β37:45
5
How does Kevin balance his roles as England coach, charity leader and family man?
37:45β45:27
6
What does high performance mean to Kevin when caring for people and pushing athletes?
45:27β54:29
7
What advice does Kevin give to parents and young athletes about resilience and choosing courage?
54:29β1:02:29
8
What simple actions does Kevin suggest anyone can take to support others and fight MND?
1:02:29β1:10:20
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