Becoming the Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage by Randy Couture, Loretta Hunt (With)
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- Pub. Date: July 2008
- 304pp
- Sales Rank: 24,401
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2008
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
- Format: Hardcover, 304pp
- Sales Rank: 24,401
- ISBN-13: 9781416957805
- ISBN: 1416957804
Synopsis
Randy Couture — voted "The Greatest Fighter of All Time" by viewers' choice — recounts his record-breaking career, which has made him an undisputed UFC legend.
Randy Couture wins fights with the seemingly effortless ease with which lesser mortals eat or breathe. He's the only athlete to have held championship titles in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC, and he's the only six-time title earner in UFC history.
In Becoming the Natural, Couture tells his story for the first time, beginning with a childhood spent in search of an elusive father figure, followed by the pure adrenaline rush that accompanied his first wrestling bout in grade school. In 1997, at the age of thirty-three, Couture made his UFC debut, defeating two opponents in the heavyweight class and then scoring a TKO victory against Brazilian phenom Vitor Belfort to earn the nickname "The Natural." He won his first heavyweight title that same year. At the age of forty, he defeated five-time defending champion Tito Ortiz for the undisputed light heavyweight title. Couture retired in 2006, only to reemerge the following year and seize the heavyweight championship title once again.
Becoming the Natural is the remarkable story of one of the world's most gifted and dedicated athletes — a born fighter whose skill and showmanship have helped to lift mixed martial arts out of the shadows and into the mainstream.
Biography
Randy Couture is a Greco-Roman wrestler and professional mixed martial arts fighter. A member of the UFC Hall of Fame, he is the only athlete to have held championship titles in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and stepson.
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Captain America!by BJStarr
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June 15, 2009: Another great MMA fighter autobiography!
First off the book has a very funny, short (foreword) written by comedian/actor Kevin James! "Becoming the Natural" is right up there with Chuck Liddell's book "Iceman / My Fighting Life", which I consider to be the best MMA/UFC book out there. Randy tells his childhood story and how he got into wrestling and MMA. He had a very sordid childhood as far as his parents were concerned. Randy talks about alot of very personal issues in the book, that he didn't have to tell us the readers. He really lays it all out there! He goes into detail about his ex-wives, cheating and being a parent. Randy goes into detail about the UFC, Dana White and his current legal battle with the UFC. Couture's 16-8 record doesn't stand out like that of a champion, but read the book and you'll see just where that record comes from. Randy was fighting heavyweights with 40-50 pds. over him, in many fights once they got on top, he was simply pinned beneath them. Randy is one of my favorite fighters simply because he seems to be a genuinely good guy and this book gave me that same feeling about him! Randy has beaten the best and been beaten by the best. Throughout the book, even when describing his losses, he never bad mouths his opponents, in one fight he loses, he later learns the other fighter failed a steroid test, Randy is given the chance to have the fight changed from a (loss) to a (no contest), he refuses, saying a loss is a loss! As a fan, I hope to see Randy get his chance to fight Fedor. As Randy says in his book, it's about taking on the best possible opponent and that man is Fedor! Randy is still training, but not currently fighting, he is pursuing his acting career, with his first leading role movie, "Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior" on DVD! The book also provides alot of nice pictures to give you a better sense of his past and family! Another good MMA bio. for fans collections!The Story of MMA's greatest underdogby beezy-bee
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February 23, 2009: Randy has always been doubted ever since his first fight at UFC 13 against the much larger Tony Halme but he has destroyed almost every opponent. No one expected him to win the UFC Interim LHW championship against Chuck Liddell but he KOed him. And no one expected him to come out of retirement and beat the 6'8 Tim Sylvia for the HW championship. In this book Randy tells his life story from growing up without a dad to his entrance in MMA and confront his dad who abandoned him at a young age. In this book Randy proves that he is a humble human and yet a fearless and devastating opponent.
I Also Recommend: Got Fight?, Iceman, Iceman, Made in America, Made in America.
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