- Ronda Rousey
People make decisions constantly, poor decisions, good decisions, even mediocre decisions. To live in this life, people endure hardships and yet have the ability, courage and raw emotions to overcome life's obstacles. Endearing, emotional and inspirational, Rousey's story is just that.
Particularly, one of the most intriguing parts of the book was the back story between Rousey and Miesha Tate. I can remember watching the Ultimate Fighter leading up to the big match up between Rousey and Tate. I was rooting for Tate because I thought she was the underdog, and at the time I thought Rousey was very mean and disrespectful especially after she beat Tate. It is very interesting to find out the backside of the story, and it has definitely changed my mind about Rousey.
As far as those who are deeply involved in martial sports, here are some areas I felt were insightful.
Rousey writes, "Never hope for mistakes from your opponents. Assume they are perfectly prepared". This is a phenomenal insight. Martial artists always tend to look for mistakes, but when you get to a really high degree of competition, mistakes will be limited. Then it comes to a war of attrition. Who wants it more, will win.
Rousey says, "Sore was just a state of being". She worked so hard that she was tired, hungry and sore constantly. That is her life and if you want to be the best, that is probably your life too. To be the best you have to work the hardest.
Lastly, she specified, "So many people care about rank and what degree black belt they are. I have never gotten caught up in that". She is a competitor, she is a fighter. Her goals lie in competition, not necessarily in the martial arts. There is a difference between martial arts and martial sports and depending on your goals, rankings may or may not be important to you.
Go out read this book and let me know what you think.
-Dwight
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