Research Catalog

Title

Iceman : my fighting life / Chuck Liddell with Chad Millman.

Author

Liddell, Chuck

Publication

New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Millman, Chad

Description

xi, 305 p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.

Summary

Traces the Ultimate Fighting Champion's journey from a bartending job in California to his forefront position as a top-ranked light-heavyweight fighter, describing his intellectual youth, training in martial arts, and numerous UFC victories.

Subject

• Liddell, Chuck
• Kickboxing
• Kickboxing > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Get the f**k up -- Listen to your mother -- Know your stuff -- Be willing to learn -- Why? 'Cause screw them -- Don't always follow mom's advice -- No cowering, no scowling, just staring -- Practice what you love -- Never underestimate anyone -- Being mentally tough is not a sometimes thing -- Size doesn't matter -- Take it to the next level -- You're never too tough to show the ladies the sensitive side -- The more you move, the more someoone has to try to keep you still -- Appreciate risk -- Never let a little thing get in the way of making a big thing happen -- A fight's a fight, no matter where it is -- Be about being the best -- Turns out mojo don't pay the bills -- If you don't fight, you don't truly know if you can win -- Altitude training is bull -- Regulation is good -- Without any substance, you can never have any style -- To leave no doubt, you've got to knock a guy out -- Loyalty is everything -- Forget plans and expectations -- Losing as a man is better than winning as a coward -- You can worry about losing, or you can do something about it -- It never pays to mouth off -- Never let 'em breathe -- It's not about strength, it's about strength over a long time -- When you get an opportunity to have a good time, you've got to take it -- When you've got a guy dazed, knock him out -- Patience does pay off -- Having a good chin comes naturally -- You need to beat someone over the head to get what you want -- We're fighters, a lot of us have issues -- Someone up there has a great sense of humor -- If a guy says he's ready, he's ready. Who am I to show mercy? -- A mohawk enhances your commercial appeal -- Revenge is pretty darn sweet -- You can't wait to finish a guy -- Screw it. Retake it -- It's a pretty great life when you make it doing what you love -- Never choke anyone out unless you're getting paid for it -- You have to stay chill when the lights are brightest -- Get the f**k back up.

ISBN

• 9780525950561 (hardcover)
• 0525950567 (hardcover)

LCCN

^^2007043746

OCLC

• 166367897
• SCSB-11616006

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library