The former England captain on his recent health news
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Former England captain Lewis Moody has been encouraged to tackle motor neurone disease with "all his might" by former team-mate and fellow Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood.
The 47-year-old sportsman, discovered he was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disorder 14 days prior and has shared with a national television show that he is having trouble processing the ramifications of his diagnosis.
Rugby great Rob Burrow and Scotland and British and Irish Lions great Doddie Weir have both died from the disease within the past three years.
"He's an incredible person that we admire completely," Will Greenwood, who shared the field with Moody for both England and Leicester, told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"The news is heartbreaking, because he is one of the great guys. And I know there is no logic in these matters - life's unpredictable nature - but you root for the good guys."
"He's completely without ill-will, he is the most positive person you can hope to find... and then he had a talent during games to completely change and be the most ferocious competitor."
"He will fight this with all his energy."
They played together with multiple teams
The club executive, Sweeney's counterpart at Moody's long-time team, winning seven English titles and continental honors over a decade and a half, also commended Moody as both an individual and an athlete.
"The figures, trophies and awards demonstrate the exceptional athlete Lewis was, but that is only half the story," commented the representative.
"Suddenly he could be showing off with the World Cup trophy and the following Friday he'd be in the ticket office where I worked, responding to enthusiast inquiries if we were particularly swamped and helping sell tickets."
"Personally, his dedication to the team along with his warmth and passion was evident, which created affection from players, personnel and followers."
"Consistently seeking to assist people, Lewis together with his wife Annie have labored diligently through the Moody's charitable organization, funding studies about brain cancer and supporting suffering relatives."
"He absolutely threw himself in. It was truly demonstrated through action. He would never ask somebody to do something he wouldn't do himself. He is totally brave."
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