My fight / your fight

Title:

Author:

Rousey, Ronda, author.

Added Author:

Ortiz, Maria Burns,

Personal Author:

Rousey, Ronda, author.

ISBN:

9781941393260

Edition:

First Regan Arts hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

xv, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Abstract:

Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it takes to become the toughest woman on Earth. Rousey shares hard-won lessons on how to be the best at what you do, including how to find fulfillment in the sacrifices, how to turn limitations into opportunities, and how to be the best on your worst day.

Personal Subject:

Rousey, Ronda.

Conference Subject:

UFC (Mixed martial arts event)

Subject Term:

Motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography.

Women martial artists -- Biography.

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Genre:

Autobiography.

Summary:

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Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medallist and reigning UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion is the most sought after and recognisable female athlete in the world: seen on the cover of ESPN magazine and profiled by the New Yorker, she stars films like Entourage and Fast & Furious 7. In this inspiring memoir, Rousey charts her path to glory, exposing her tragic childhood, settling numerous scores and sharing the habits that create champions - her extreme fight week diet regimen, her gruelling workouts and the mind games she plays before knocking out every opponent she's ever faced.

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

The mixed martial arts champion offers guidance like a particularly intense version of Dr. Phil. Two-time Olympian "Rowdy" Rousey, who was the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo (in Beijing in 2008), is a titleholder and pioneer in MMA, a full-contact combat sport that is rapidly gaining in popularity. Yet, despite her fearsome image and dominance in the arena, she tells readers on Page 1, "I am vulnerable; that's why I fight." Throughout the book, the author's writing reveals her fighter's mentality. In the chapter "Pain Is Just One Piece of Information," she urges readers not "to allow pain to dictate [your] decision-making" and tells the shocking story of how she once popped her dislocated elbow back into place during a matchand before the end of the round. Though her statement "when I lose, I mourn a piece of me dying" might seem like an overstatement, it reflects the intense passion (a major motif throughout) and self-applied pressure that make her a champion. Similar, but tamer, adages appear in dozens of business and self-help books, but Rousey offers them in her take-no-prisoners style. Her experiences and storytelling are engrossing and entertaining, but her narration loses steam as the book progresses and she shifts focus from tough-talk adages and encouragement ("To get anything of real value, you have to fight for it") to recaps of each of her professional MMA battles. The book is just too long; it could have been more than 50 pages shorter, and Rousey would still have inspired her readers. But her warrior mentality is always evident, and one of her more helpful pieces of advice is to feel angry, not sad, after a loss. She urges would-be elite athletesand really, anyoneto set goals, then become obsessed with elevating them. Plainspoken, often repetitive, and always fiery. Rousey is a fierce yet endearing role modeland a woman possessed. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.