Ric Flair: To Be the Man Ric Flair: To Be the Man

Ric Flair: To Be the Man

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Publisher Description

Throughout the years, there may have been equally charismatic performers, comparable athletes, and even better interviews, but none were blessed with the same combination of talents to manage to stay on top for over three decades.

To wrestling fans, the Nature Boy is a platinum-blond deity, a sixteen-time world champion who accurately boasted that he could have a five-star match with a broom. No matter how limited the opponent, Flair had the skill and determination to bounce all over the mat, transforming his rival into a star. When the camera light went on, "Slick Ric" could convince viewers that, if they missed an upcoming match, a momentous life experience would pass them by. Flair's opponents were challenged with this simple taunt: "To be the man, you have to beat the man."

Away from the arena, Richard Morgan Fliehr spent years struggling with his own concept of what it meant to be a man. He suffered periods of crushing self-doubt, marital strife and—in a profession where there was room for only one Ric Flair—broken friendships.

Ric Flair: To Be the Man, cowritten with Keith Elliot Greenberg, chronicles the anguish and exhilaration of Flair's life and career—in painfully honest detail. In addition to his own words, Flair's story is enriched by anecdotes from ring greats like Superstar Billy Graham, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Harley Race, Sgt. Slaughter, David Crockett, Arn Anderson, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, "Mean" Gene Okerlund, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Undertaker and Brock Lesnar.

To Be the Man traces the rise of one of wrestling's most enduring superstars to the pinnacle of the sports entertainment universe, and is a must-read for every wrestling fan.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2010
May 11
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
480
Pages
PUBLISHER
World Wrestling Entertainment
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
24.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Ddpate1 ,

Outstanding!

From the first page to the last, a very real and honest story of passion for life! Wooooooo!

JDCIII ,

Buy it, Read it & Love it!!!

Awesome story from the greatest in-ring performer of all time!!

Dark_Lord_71 ,

Great book

A great look back at the old days of professional wrestling.

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