Ronda Rousey in her autobiography, “My Fight/Your Fight”, talks about overcoming her weaknesses and utilizing her strengths to succeed her fights and to live a better life. Ronda is a extremely versatile fighter now, but was not always as good. This story talks about how she overcame some life altering experiences and use those experiences to help drive her to victory. It shows her evolution for white belt judo fights to professional UFC fights. The story inspires fighters and athletes in general to strive for perfection. This book would be highly recommended because, it has enlightened the reader about what to do to become the best at what the reader love to do, and I think it will do the same with many people. Ronda Rousey determination
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After reading the book, I understand what she had to do in order to get to where she is now. She did not do everything right, in fact she made mistakes that caused major setbacks in her career, “‘That’s it.’ Big Jim said. I’m done with you. You’re your mother’s problem now.’ …. “I hurt my elbow’ I said. ‘Stop it,’ he said. ‘Your elbow’s not hurt. You’re too weak to hold them away. You’re not strong enough.’” (Rousey 89). Big Jim a great coach/friend of Ronda abandons her after she does fight with total effort. This mistake of putting Dick before her career made her loss a valuable trainor. Eventually she got back with Big Jim and became strong, but the reader got to see her struggles and her triumphs throughout the book. Nextly, I always wondered if she was an Olympian and all throughout the book she talks about the Olympics or imagining the Olympics, “That was my entire life for the better part of the year leading up to the 2004 Olympics.” (Rousey 69). I personally did not know that she was an Olympian so that answered one of my questions about her exciting life. Ronda Rousey life was very mysterious and not open, but with this book questions are answered her fan base feels more connected with
After reading the book, I understand what she had to do in order to get to where she is now. She did not do everything right, in fact she made mistakes that caused major setbacks in her career, “‘That’s it.’ Big Jim said. I’m done with you. You’re your mother’s problem now.’ …. “I hurt my elbow’ I said. ‘Stop it,’ he said. ‘Your elbow’s not hurt. You’re too weak to hold them away. You’re not strong enough.’” (Rousey 89). Big Jim a great coach/friend of Ronda abandons her after she does fight with total effort. This mistake of putting Dick before her career made her loss a valuable trainor. Eventually she got back with Big Jim and became strong, but the reader got to see her struggles and her triumphs throughout the book. Nextly, I always wondered if she was an Olympian and all throughout the book she talks about the Olympics or imagining the Olympics, “That was my entire life for the better part of the year leading up to the 2004 Olympics.” (Rousey 69). I personally did not know that she was an Olympian so that answered one of my questions about her exciting life. Ronda Rousey life was very mysterious and not open, but with this book questions are answered her fan base feels more connected with