Our Fight
A Memoir
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered chronicle of her last decade, tackling her explosive career transition, parenthood, overcoming adversity, and finding meaning in life.
From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC’s first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down.
In OUR FIGHT, Rousey explores the greatest challenge of her life and, ultimately, how she rebuilt her life into something better in the aftermath. She recounts how she replaced her pursuit of perfection with the pursuit of happiness and found an opportunity in disguise amongst the wreckage. Following Rousey’s relatable journey, OUR FIGHT is a courageous narrative of career changes, marriage, motherhood, and facing your fears.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Martial artist Rousey and her sister, Burns-Ortiz, return with a scattered follow up to their joint memoir My Fight/Your Fight. The narrative gets off to a strong start, with a stirring description of Rousey's defeat in her 2015 UFC title fight against Holly Holm. The loss triggered an existential crisis, leading to suicidal thoughts remedied only by her husband's reassurance she was "more than a fighter." From there, the narrative fractures, with Rousey covering aspects of her life and career before and after the defeat in diffuse, episodic chapters. For example, she recounts her tightly stage-managed time as a pro wrestler, her experiences acting in the Expendables and Fast and Furious franchises, her fertility struggles, and her adjustment to finally becoming a mother. The book concludes with an account of her loss to Shayna Baszler in a WWE wrestling match, which Rousey says she was better able to handle after her bout with Holm. While the narrative excites in its opening pages, readers not well-versed in the worlds of mixed martial arts and wrestling might struggle to sustain interest all the way through. This will appeal mostly to Rousey diehards. Photos.
