The sudden impact of an unexpected injury can have instant, life changing consequences, and that was the case for Richard Tombs when a freak accident left him wondering if he would ever walk again.
During his time whilst juggling his career Richard also represented the Wallabies from 1988 thru 1996, which included 5 test matches and a part of the 1991 World Cup winning squad and 1992 Bledisloe victory.
Now he uses his 30 years experience from the medical device industry to help as the general manager of Hearts in Rugby Union.
In this episode he shares:
- What first got him into rugby
- How a coach’s death had a big influence on him
- The difference between believing you can vs believing you can’t
- How he got into working with medical devices
- How his career in sport was transferrable to the corporate world
- The accident that changed his life
- How one doctors diagnosis caused him unnecessary mental anguish
- His journey to being able to walk again
- The tools he had in his toolkit that he pulled on to make it through this latest chapter
- What he misses the most from his past life
- What he has learnt about listening
- How he got involved with Hearts In Rugby Union.
Key Quotes
“You don’t have a choice when you're a quadriplegic in a wheelchair, you have to be patient.”
“Integrity is key.”
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