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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Very, very interesting. kind of boring but good and a good way to learn about her life. It gives you an understanding of why she got so depressed when she lost to Holly Holm, but also gives me no doubt she is better than Holly Holm.
I enjoyed this autobiography. a little bit of insight into what drives a world champion.
You don't have to like Ronda to appreciate the pure skill she has. It just so happens, I had a girl crush on her long before the book; and I have very little interest in UFC.
Ronda is a machine, but she wasn't born that way. The very start of this book says "I've had to fight for everything" and the truth is crazier than you would imagine. When she says she fought, she means she fought. Sometimes I don't go to the gym because I feel a cold coming on, but Ronda literally lets nothing stop her. I got tired just thinking about two-a-day's.
She is a wonderful inspiration to ANYTHING. It doesn't have to be fitness or fighting. She is an outstanding example of what you can achieve. Her mindset and her drive had me setting reset on my ambitions. This book left me inspired and confident. I wanted to stand up with this book and shout "this girl! This one right here! Dang!" Granted, with every inspirational story comes it's downside. There are so many things in this book I disagree with. I hate how she has to "make weight". I hate that it was necessary to prove herself as a worthy woman and then as a worthy person; we should have broken that Ceiling a long time ago (insert raving feminism here).
But the facts speak for themselves, Ronda is the best in the world at what she does, and I am sitting on my couch writing a novice book review on my iPhone that maybe, nobody will read.
Read this book. (Bring a highlighter) It's enjoyable. It's encouraging. It's inspirational. And at very least, read it for the empathy. Because Ronda deserves everything she has. Not by chance, but through hard, grueling, intentional work.
Why not you.
Ronda is a machine, but she wasn't born that way. The very start of this book says "I've had to fight for everything" and the truth is crazier than you would imagine. When she says she fought, she means she fought. Sometimes I don't go to the gym because I feel a cold coming on, but Ronda literally lets nothing stop her. I got tired just thinking about two-a-day's.
She is a wonderful inspiration to ANYTHING. It doesn't have to be fitness or fighting. She is an outstanding example of what you can achieve. Her mindset and her drive had me setting reset on my ambitions. This book left me inspired and confident. I wanted to stand up with this book and shout "this girl! This one right here! Dang!" Granted, with every inspirational story comes it's downside. There are so many things in this book I disagree with. I hate how she has to "make weight". I hate that it was necessary to prove herself as a worthy woman and then as a worthy person; we should have broken that Ceiling a long time ago (insert raving feminism here).
But the facts speak for themselves, Ronda is the best in the world at what she does, and I am sitting on my couch writing a novice book review on my iPhone that maybe, nobody will read.
Read this book. (Bring a highlighter) It's enjoyable. It's encouraging. It's inspirational. And at very least, read it for the empathy. Because Ronda deserves everything she has. Not by chance, but through hard, grueling, intentional work.
Why not you.
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I didn't find this, or Ronda, to be very likeable. Yet for some reason it wasn't a DNF for me. Maybe because I needed it for my reading challenge to fill my "book about sports" slot. So I powered through but I wouldn't recommend this and here's why:
First of all, I get that Ronda is a fighter so maybe it's the "fight mentality" or whatever but she is extremely aggressive and way too full of trash talk. What happened to humility, good sportsmanship, and all those other inspiring traits you look for in athletes? Secondly, there's a lot of "I won because I'm awesome" and "I lost because my competitor did this or the ref missed that." It's ironic that she wrote this book at her peak, and therefore, right before her two devastating losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. Which is painfully awkward when the last line of the book is "Above all, there is the indisputable knowledge that I am the greatest in my role in the history of the world." I mean, come on, who actually says that about themselves?! Where oh where is the humility? I think this memoir would have been much more compelling with a couple doses of humility mixed in after those big losses. And, according to my research, it appears she hasn't been back in the octagon since those losses. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Furthermore, I found the way she wrote about her past boyfriends and competitors to be immature. While I understand removing names to protect their privacy, is "Dick IttyBitty" really the most mature way to refer to someone? Can't we just say "Bob" or something? And her mean girl correction of punctuation on one of Miesha Tate's tweets... do we really need that in YOUR memoir? It's just trash talk classless drama. I'd much rather read a memoir by Holly Holm because who doesn't love a good underdog story? And in the interviews I've watched of both Holly and Ronda while reading this, Holly is so much more poised, eloquent and graceful.
I'll give credit where credit is due and there's no denying that Ronda Rousey is accomplished and she paved the way for women in a male dominated sport. It's obvious she is driven and dedicated. But there is something almost masochistic about these extreme athletes. I got the same vibe from Navy SEAL David Goggins' book, You Can't Hurt Me.
Overall, I didn't find this book inspiring at all. Her attitude isn't endearing and she just wasn't likeable to me. But I learned about the MMA and checked this box off for my reading challenge. Next.
First of all, I get that Ronda is a fighter so maybe it's the "fight mentality" or whatever but she is extremely aggressive and way too full of trash talk. What happened to humility, good sportsmanship, and all those other inspiring traits you look for in athletes? Secondly, there's a lot of "I won because I'm awesome" and "I lost because my competitor did this or the ref missed that." It's ironic that she wrote this book at her peak, and therefore, right before her two devastating losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. Which is painfully awkward when the last line of the book is "Above all, there is the indisputable knowledge that I am the greatest in my role in the history of the world." I mean, come on, who actually says that about themselves?! Where oh where is the humility? I think this memoir would have been much more compelling with a couple doses of humility mixed in after those big losses. And, according to my research, it appears she hasn't been back in the octagon since those losses. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Furthermore, I found the way she wrote about her past boyfriends and competitors to be immature. While I understand removing names to protect their privacy, is "Dick IttyBitty" really the most mature way to refer to someone? Can't we just say "Bob" or something? And her mean girl correction of punctuation on one of Miesha Tate's tweets... do we really need that in YOUR memoir? It's just trash talk classless drama. I'd much rather read a memoir by Holly Holm because who doesn't love a good underdog story? And in the interviews I've watched of both Holly and Ronda while reading this, Holly is so much more poised, eloquent and graceful.
I'll give credit where credit is due and there's no denying that Ronda Rousey is accomplished and she paved the way for women in a male dominated sport. It's obvious she is driven and dedicated. But there is something almost masochistic about these extreme athletes. I got the same vibe from Navy SEAL David Goggins' book, You Can't Hurt Me.
Overall, I didn't find this book inspiring at all. Her attitude isn't endearing and she just wasn't likeable to me. But I learned about the MMA and checked this box off for my reading challenge. Next.
I've never watched UFC or any other fighting sport as sport isn't really my cup of tea. But I've heard about Ronda Rousey over the years and thought this would be a fascinating read and indeed it was. Was surprised on how invested I've got as it's very well written and hook you in right away
Brilliant read. Wasnt a huge fan of Ronda..but am now after reading this book!!#
I found the content compelling, as Rousey’s life story and the people included are incredibly interesting. However, I feel it was a disservice to (as far as I understand it) have Rousey’s sister (a sports journalist) be the ghostwriter and that it would have benefitted from the touch of a third party with experience writing longer form sports material. Some bits also aged poorly between publishing and current day. I’d still read a follow-up five years from now with a heavier editor/ghostwriter’s hand though.
Very simple. Very solidly motivating. It's absolutely calculated but still unpolished in a refreshing way. Unsanitized in terms of language and naïveté (particularly recounting the reality show and past relationships). The book is what it needs to be and all it can be for a sub-30 memoir. Looking forward to her version of the next 30 years, maybe with more depth.