Quitters Never Win

I recommend this to every MMA fan, Bisping describes his journey from his childhood and all ups and downs he had during his time in UFC as a fighter. It was also inspiring overall. It also changed my whole perspective towards UFC fighters especially Bisping because I was never fan before and kind of disliked him but after knowing his story, I have mad respect for him

This is a great story and really shows you how you can achieve your goals with sacrifices and hard work.

Whatever respect you may have for Michael Bisping and the other men and women warriors of the Octagon you have before reading this book, you're sure to have even more after reading. Bisping and Evans shine a light on a life well lived. Enjoy being walked through an incredible journey that matured with the sport itself. Thanks for sharing the depth of personal struggle with the successes.

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Ich hatte mit dem Kauf erst gezögert, da ich ungern Bücher in Englisch lese, mich aufgrund der aktuellen Ausgangsbeschränkungen dann aber doch zum Kauf entschieden. Zudem war mir Bisping als Kämpfer nie sympathisch - das Buch änderte das allerdings komplett.Nachdem ich angefangen hatte, konnte ich das Buch kaum mehr weglegen. Wer auf Filme wie Rocky und Warrior steht, dem kann ich dieses Buch nur ans Herz legen. Die Geschichte von Michael Bisping könnte kein Drehbuchautor besser schreiben. Aufgewachsen in bescheidenen Verhältnissen, geplagt von Perspektivlosigkeit, startet er eine bewegte Karriere mit vielen Ups und Downs im damals noch jungen Sport MMA, um seiner Familie ein gutes Leben zu ermöglichen. Man fiebert im kompletten Buch mit, hat eher seine Stimme im Ohr, als das man das Buch liest.Absoluter Tipp: Vor den jeweiligen Kapiteln im Buch die einzelnen Kämpfe mit dem UFC Fight Pass schauen oder die Embedded Series auf Youtube.

I will admit it I am a huge Michael Bisping fan, who had been following his career from the time he was just a UFC prospect right to the end. I am so happy with what he achieved and earned the respect her deserved. Michael would probably hate me saying this but his life is like a real life Rocky story.The book is amazing. I did not want to put it down at all. Michael honest about his past, mistakes and learning experiences as well. The fights are like a show of adrenaline. Reading through them as a blow by blow account made me feel I was right there. This is what I love about autobiographies, when it comes to fight especially, you only get the emotions the person of what the person is feeling at that moment from the person who was there. It is a testament to the writing the it was translated so well on paper. Also I can his post fight career as a fight analyst in describing the fights, training, and his real life as well.One of the things that I relived through this book is I know exactly how hard it was too get training at this time period. People did not know about strength and conditioning, except people at the elite level of trainers and in this country even many of them were just scratching the surface. So a new sport like MMA was probobly while having the Scarlet Letters on you. I grew up being told I was not a real athlete (despite destroying everyone i knew on strength and conditioning exercises), as I was no good at football or cricket. It was not till I found martial arts (kickboxing specifically), that I myself (first) and people changed their opinion. To this day the lessions I learned in Martial arts are still paying dividends in every aspect of my life.The book is amazingly detailed, cheekily funny. Dispite living in America the last few years Michael definitely has not lost his British sense of humour. It is a thank you to the people he helped him achieve is dream from fans, friends and of course family. However the biggest factor is hardwork. Michael took his opportunities but it was his hard work that made them and him a success. Another important from the book is knowing when to walk away. This is especially hard for fighters.There is is Martial arts quote sixtimes down seven times up. Michael is the epitome of this just look at his UFC career. As stated he holds the record of being knocked down in six fight only to come back to win them. The book also show the difference of Michael Bisping the character (promoting and selling fight), and the real person. More or less the same person, just one is slightly more exaggerated and animated. The mark of a great autobiography is if I feel I am a bigger fan of the writer after I have finished it that is definitely the case here. Awsome book.