Source: Telegraph
Sir Bobby Robson: Cancer campaign is my greatest achievement
The former England manager, currently battling cancer for the fifth time, spoke candidly after the official opening of The Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre, based at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.[LNB]Robson, who guided England to the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, was joined at the event by former Newcastle skipper Alan Shearer and England's head coach Fabio Capello. The Italian handed him a £75,000 cheque from the Football Association to go with the £1.2 million that Robson has already raised in his effort to help fund research into finding a cure for cancer. [LNB]"It is difficult to compare achievements and this is a very different concept to football," Robson, 76, said. [LNB]"We are talking about saving lives, not winning matches. But this is up there with anything I have achieved in the game. [LNB]"Football makes a huge difference to people, but what the people here will be doing is even more important. [LNB]"Football is about beating your opponent, this is about beating death. I have met unforgettable people and come across so many heart-rending, sad stories. But through it all the goodness of people has shone through like a beacon. [LNB]"It has been an opportunity to raise some big money for a very good cause. But I never anticipated just how generous the public would be. It has been a great year, one of the most rewarding of my life."[LNB]He added: "I don't want people to think of me as poorly. I want people to think of me as the same Bobby as I always have been. Cancer is a horrific disease, but at the same time cancer has shown me the best in people." [LNB]
