Iceman: My fighting Life by Chuck Liddell
This is the first book I’ve read by any UFC fighter, but I am a big fan of the sport and of Chuck Liddell and found his book both inspiring and surprising.
Liddell takes the reader back to his early days and what inspired and influenced him into becoming a Ultimate Fighting Champion. He discusses his early life growing up with his two siblings, grandparents and mother all under the one room in San Luis Obispo.
Liddell also tells how he transformed as a fighter going from Karate to Wrestling in University to Kickboxing. He no only discloses his fights in the ring but the fights outside his ring. He goes right back to his earliest professional fights and why he never backs down from fight.
Liddell takes the reader right through his UFC life including his training and his “rivalry” with Tito Ortiz, Liddell also tells of the fighters that he likes to watch and admires.
Intresting fact in the book, Chuck Liddell has an accounting degree, and he also lets the reader in on how he got the nickname “Iceman”.
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Wednesday 21 July 2010
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Tuesday 6 July 2010
Top 5 favourite books
1. Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
As discussed in my earlier blog, this book is truly inspiring and does give a terrific insight into life in the forces. Showing the sacrifices of these men not only for their country but for their fallen comrades and also to ensure the job gets done, the story told by Chris Ryan at the end of the novel is truly inspiring.
2. Gazza My Story by Paul Gascoigne
This is a truly remarkable story of football’s very own Jekyll and Hyde, a genius on the pitch and perhaps a bit silly off the pitch. Gascoigne discusses his hi’s and lows through a career spanning 16 years in the top flight and also his hi’s and low’s in his often troubled family life. He gives the true stories of what really happened through his life and not what the papers said.
This a great read which can be very surprising as to what Gascoigne was going though at times like Italia 90, his big move to Spurs and his snub of Alex Ferguson.
3. Churchill’s Wizards by Nicholas Rankin
A very entertaining read and definitely makes you proud to be British. This book details the extraordinary deception created by the British during the First and Second World Wars, both at home and on the frontline, from fake dead German soldiers to fake tanks made of wood placed throughout the British country side, although a serious time in history this book creates lots of laughter.
4. John Greig My Story by John Greig
A great insight into the roots of football in Scotland. John Greig tells of his experiences of football from a toddler in Edinburgh to “THE greatest ever Ranger”. Greig discusses the influences of his brother early in life, such as taking one shoe off forcing him to kick the ball will his weaker foot. Greg’s story shows how today’s youngsters do not have the same attitude to the game showing why there may be a lack of talent compared with the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. This book is a very interesting read.
5. The Last Godfather by Reg McKay
This is a truly shocking story into the truth behind Scotland biggest gangster, it sounds like a story from 1930’s Chicago. It details the life of Arthur Thompson from his youth as a violent and ruthless debt collector to the biggest gangster ever seen and also an informer for MI5. This book is filled with murder, betrayal, hit men and drug dealers......and it’s all true.
As discussed in my earlier blog, this book is truly inspiring and does give a terrific insight into life in the forces. Showing the sacrifices of these men not only for their country but for their fallen comrades and also to ensure the job gets done, the story told by Chris Ryan at the end of the novel is truly inspiring.
2. Gazza My Story by Paul Gascoigne
This is a truly remarkable story of football’s very own Jekyll and Hyde, a genius on the pitch and perhaps a bit silly off the pitch. Gascoigne discusses his hi’s and lows through a career spanning 16 years in the top flight and also his hi’s and low’s in his often troubled family life. He gives the true stories of what really happened through his life and not what the papers said.
This a great read which can be very surprising as to what Gascoigne was going though at times like Italia 90, his big move to Spurs and his snub of Alex Ferguson.
3. Churchill’s Wizards by Nicholas Rankin
A very entertaining read and definitely makes you proud to be British. This book details the extraordinary deception created by the British during the First and Second World Wars, both at home and on the frontline, from fake dead German soldiers to fake tanks made of wood placed throughout the British country side, although a serious time in history this book creates lots of laughter.
4. John Greig My Story by John Greig
A great insight into the roots of football in Scotland. John Greig tells of his experiences of football from a toddler in Edinburgh to “THE greatest ever Ranger”. Greig discusses the influences of his brother early in life, such as taking one shoe off forcing him to kick the ball will his weaker foot. Greg’s story shows how today’s youngsters do not have the same attitude to the game showing why there may be a lack of talent compared with the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. This book is a very interesting read.
5. The Last Godfather by Reg McKay
This is a truly shocking story into the truth behind Scotland biggest gangster, it sounds like a story from 1930’s Chicago. It details the life of Arthur Thompson from his youth as a violent and ruthless debt collector to the biggest gangster ever seen and also an informer for MI5. This book is filled with murder, betrayal, hit men and drug dealers......and it’s all true.
Sunday 4 July 2010
Andy McNab books
I just finished reading Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab, the true story of a failed SAS mission behind enemy lines in Iraq during the first Gulf War.
Andy McNab was the commander of this SAS unit that shows a great deal of courage, bravery, and un-humane accomplishments. the unit is forced to trek hundreds of miles through the Iraqi country side evading the enemy, facing hunger, extreme physical pain, men are killed in fierce battles, some get split up and are forced to go it alone others are captured and forced through a terrifying torture ordeal.
Andy McNab vividly describes the real experiences of torture, fighting on the modern battlefield, and a true account of life in the forces. Keep an eye out or Chris Ryan’s story at the end of the book telling of hoe he broke an SAS record held by the founder of the SAS.
Seven Troop is another of Andy McNab’s books, also a true story, where he discusses not only his own experiences but also of the other members of his unit, Seven Troop, the Air Troop of the SAS. Andy McNab gives firsthand accounts of the reality of fighting at the forefront of the battlefield and the long term effects of this, discussing the suicides of some of his “brothers in arms” after leaving the regiment. He also discusses how the unit gels together and is a great insight to life in the forces.
Immediate Action is McNab’s true life story from an abandoned child in London to becoming a sergeant in the SAS and ready to embark on his journey in the first gulf war. He discusses his time in the green jackets, his first kill, and the rigorous training on the Brecon beacons for SAS selection. Similar to the Bravo Two Zero and Seven Troop it is a great insight into the SAS life. Although this book feels a little rushed and does not seem to flow although is still a very exciting read.
Andy McNab was the commander of this SAS unit that shows a great deal of courage, bravery, and un-humane accomplishments. the unit is forced to trek hundreds of miles through the Iraqi country side evading the enemy, facing hunger, extreme physical pain, men are killed in fierce battles, some get split up and are forced to go it alone others are captured and forced through a terrifying torture ordeal.
Andy McNab vividly describes the real experiences of torture, fighting on the modern battlefield, and a true account of life in the forces. Keep an eye out or Chris Ryan’s story at the end of the book telling of hoe he broke an SAS record held by the founder of the SAS.
Seven Troop is another of Andy McNab’s books, also a true story, where he discusses not only his own experiences but also of the other members of his unit, Seven Troop, the Air Troop of the SAS. Andy McNab gives firsthand accounts of the reality of fighting at the forefront of the battlefield and the long term effects of this, discussing the suicides of some of his “brothers in arms” after leaving the regiment. He also discusses how the unit gels together and is a great insight to life in the forces.
Immediate Action is McNab’s true life story from an abandoned child in London to becoming a sergeant in the SAS and ready to embark on his journey in the first gulf war. He discusses his time in the green jackets, his first kill, and the rigorous training on the Brecon beacons for SAS selection. Similar to the Bravo Two Zero and Seven Troop it is a great insight into the SAS life. Although this book feels a little rushed and does not seem to flow although is still a very exciting read.
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