My Fight / Your Fight

This is a must read for anyone who is in a competitive business (what business is NOT competitive?). While she is obviously a tenacious trainer, extremely skilled, and obviously highly skilled in her profession, the difference that makes her difference is obviously her mindset. Each chapter has amazing quotes, but what is clear is she takes whatever is dealt to her and uses it to improve herself. She describes the challenges she had from the time her father died, coming up through a Judo system in America that did not support her, all the way to her world championship in Mixed Martial Arts. One quote that stood out for me was on when she outgrew her coach and needed to move on the one that could help her continue to improve. Like many business people that start with one company or coaching system and let it get stale, Ronda realized she needed a coach that would continue to challenge her. She said: "Taking the next step isn't always easy. People stay in jobs they've outgrown because they're afraid of having to prove themselves anew. People stay in unhappy relationships because they're afraid of being alone. Athletes stick with a coach who can't help them develop further because they are afraid of being tested, of not measuring up to someone else's standards, because they're afraid to upset someone they care about. They let fear hold them back. If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential. To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward." Real estate agents too often stick with a coach and or a company that can't help them develop further because they are afraid of being tested, of not measuring up to someone else's standards, because they're afraid to upset someone they care about. Don't let fear hold you back.

My Fight/Your Fight is an inspiring, page turning, and meaningful modern masterpiece. Regardless of whether or not you are a fan of MMA in general or Ronda Rousey in particular, this book is a voice that demands to be heard. This book is incredibly well written (by journalist Maria Burns Ortiz - Rousey's sister) in a series of very effective short chapters. This is no puff piece, this is no "how great thou art", no simple rehash of facts you likely already know. You get real insight into what makes this clock tick. She was a baby that almost did not survive her own birth. She was a little girl whose mouth could not utter what her mind told it to say, and there was no guarantee that it ever would. You will find out the meaning of 'Balgrin' and you will never forget it. The world of sports, like the society it entertains, is rampant with misogyny, sexism, and deeply entrenched gender bias. There is a legion of athletes in history who refused to keep what they were told was their place. Althea Gibson, Katherine Switzer, Billie Jean King, Mildred Burke, and Amy Dumas just to name a few. Ronda Rousey along with Gina Carano, Cat Zingano, Miesha Tate, and scores of others similarly refused to accept second class citizenship. There have been excellent women MMA fighters since the inception of the sport, this has continued as the sport evolved. Dana White only recently allowed any of them to compete in his company. He did not do it because they deserved it (and they did), he did not do it as a magnanimous, humanist gesture of equality. No, he (correctly) saw dollar signs in Ronda Rousey. As expected Rousey exceeded expectation. She has proven indubitably that he made the right move. She has proven a fact that society repeatedly wants to forget. The fact that courage, temerity and toughness are not gender traits exclusive to men, they are human traits. Ronda Rousey would not accept being a second class citizen, she would not accept "you can't". Her story is unique but the themes of struggle, perseverance and temerity are universal and well told. You will not read a better book this year, because it truly takes you inside the life and mind a most extraordinary machine.

Gritty, undeniable, pervasive determination may be Ronda Rousey's most enduring characteristic. In a memoir that is as equally raw and revealing as it is poignant and moving, she tells her story like she defeats life's opponents, with clubbing rights and indefensible throws that leave the reader reeling with awe and appreciation. This book is a tribute to an insufferable and unconquerable willpower. It is an anthem call to those who have the spirit of competition to rise up and be counted. From the depths of a father's suicide, to a mother's unbreakable expectation of perfection, to the height of one sport and the virtual creation of another, Rousey has navigated a series of challenges that would have resulted in catastrophic failure for almost anyone else. She survived sleeping in cars and sleeping with the wrong men while being treated as a second class citizen in a man's world. The book, like Rousey, isn't without flaws. She is far too profane, and has very little experience with tact. She can come across as acting superior, and often treats people who aren't in positions of authority or influence as inconsequential or unworthy. Yet, these things are what made her into the top-ranked Judoka in the world. They molded her into a whirlwind of intentioned, focused athleticism that pushed her to heights never seen in women's MMA. If you thought you hated Rousey, I challenge you to read this book and still feel the same way upon completion. You may still not love her, but it would be impossible not to respect her.

I expected the best book I've ever read and it totally was.

Great book. Yes I am Ronda Rousey fan. I like her tell it like it she sees it attitude. This makes her a polerising figure. If you don't like what she said she does not care. If you don't know who Ronda Rousey is you must be living under a rock. This is an honest account of life so far. This book is written with her same laser focus to be the best at whatever she does.Dana said it best the only complaint about this book is Ronda is still so young she has not even peaked yet in her career yet, it is just that she has done so many amazing thing so far. The book is well written. Each chapter is name after one of the principles from her warrior code most of which were quotes and principles installed in her by her mother. Every chapter then starts with a short paragraph of Ronda explaining this quote/principle then the carries on with the story. This give the book a part feel of a self help book. Sort of like GSP's book but done slightly better. Ronda shows the difference between potential and the physical, mental, and sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. To some she might come across as arrogant but this type of self belief is a necessary component in achieving ones dreams. How can you expect others to believe in you if you do not believe in yourself. I really like the way the book is written not from the point of view of not trying to garner sympathy, but to get the reader to understand the sacrifices and work put in to achievements. She names all her competitors and rivals and is not shy about giving her opinion about them, but in her personal life her former boyfriends name are omitted and replaced with her name for them. The is a short chapter on Ronda's season on the Ultimate Fighter against Meisha Tate. Watching this season Ronda did not come across well in the season partly because of the editing and behind the scenes stuff going on. I agree with Ronda this seemed to be a bit of an ambush, the UFC admitted as much when before the season finale the released a re-cap episode that had the full conversations and back story that led to Ronda getting upset and into arguments. If you saw her mother in this series as well I bet like me you could believe everything written (nothing derogatory) about her. If the is one woman harder the Ronda it is her. The other great thing about this book is Ronda does not try to sugar coat or gloss over her own bad decisions. She accepts them as her own, and learns from the. A great book, about a great athlete who has done as much for woman's MMA as the UFC has done for MMA in general. The physchal demand and are great but it is the mental aspects that are needed to succeed. A great book for anyone who ever dreamed of being a world champion (the is everyone at some point).

è un libro che non può mancare nella libreria di un fan di Ronda Rousey, ma lo consiglio comunque a tutti quanti. Ua biografia onesta dall'inizio alla fine, non nasconde i momenti difficili, le scelte sbagliate e gli errori fatti; mostra quanto sia importante la mentalità per diventare i migliori, dei sacrifici che bisogna fare, il duro lavoro e la determinazione che servono. Un libro molto scorrevole che sono sicuro non deluderà nessuno. Consigliatissimo.

Apasionante e imprescindible para cualquier amante de los deportes de contacto. Tiene también una orientación tipo auto ayuda, con algunas perlas de sabiduría al principio de cada capitulo extraídas a partir de su experiencia vital , así que que aunque no seas aficionado a los deportes de contacto, dale una oportunidad. La vida de esta mujer ha sido apasionante. Los capítulos no son muy largos y se lee muy bien. Ojo los aficionados al Judo. ( Yo no lo soy y esto la verdad me sorprendió ) Se os va a hinchar el pecho de orgullo cuando veáis como Ronda encumbró al Judo como un arte marcial a tener muy en cuenta en las MMA. :-)

A awesome book with inspirational one...Must read it if u can...Love it...😍😍😍 Ronda u r a true legend ...,😘😘 Kiss ass one