Wrestling Tough

Author : Mike Chapman
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781492587200

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Wrestling Tough by Mike Chapman Pdf

Few sports are as intense as wrestling. The physical training demands total dedication. The mental side requires focus, anticipation and resilience. No letup. No excuses. Wrestling Tough, Second Edition, will inspire and guide you to achieve the mind-set of a champion. Whether you need to identify the flaws of an opponent, get optimally psyched for a big match, or overcome the adversity inherent in participating in the sport, Wrestling Tough will prepare you to excel and win. Mike Chapman, known for his unique expertise, analysis, and insight into the great sport of wrestling, has had the privilege of rubbing shoulders with many of America’s greatest amateurs and professional wrestlers. In the second edition of Wrestling Tough, he shares his insights to take you beyond the physical attributes needed to succeed on the mat: • Explore the attacking mind-set and the importance of psyching up for competition. • Gain perspective on the increasing popularity of the sport among women and girls and how female participants are proving their toughness on the mat at all levels. • Examine the rise and importance of funk-style wrestling, through which an individual’s personality is allowed—and encouraged—to shine. • Glimpse the key moments in the careers of many great wrestlers and the training methods they used to break through barriers and achieve ultimate success. Wrestling Tough is loaded with stories, insights, and coaching philosophies from legendary coaches and wrestlers such as Cael Sanderson, Dan Gable, Lee Kemp, John Smith, Tom Brands, and Steve Fraser, and even coaches from other sports such as basketball’s John Wooden and football’s Vince Lombardi. These stories will captivate wrestlers, coaches, and fans of wrestling alike. Make your mind a key weapon in your wrestling arsenal. Wrestling Tough provides you the ammunition to develop the mental firepower to win and dominate on the mat.

Author : Jonathan Snowden
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770902213

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Shooters by Jonathan Snowden Pdf

From William Muldoon to Brock Lesnar, this history covers those who have divided themselves as tough guys on the professional wrestling circuit and legitimate confrontations. From catch wrestling master Billy Robinson to the Japanese professional wrestler who gave birth to the global phenomenon that is modern mixed martial arts (MMA), this investigation travels from the shadowy carnival tent and the dingy training hall to the bright lights of the squared circle and the Las Vegas glitz of the octagon. Billy Riley's legendary Wigan Snake Pit and the rigorous UWF Dojo in Tokyo are explored, revealing the secret history of both professional wrestling and the rising sport of MMA. Squared circle icons Strangler Lewis and Lou Thesz and Olympic heroes Danny Hodge and Kurt Angle are also featured.

Author : Michael Sandler
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617726408

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John Cena by Michael Sandler Pdf

As a young wrestler in 2001, John Cena competed in tiny gyms where nobody knew his name. Ten years later, he was standing in a huge arena, competing for a title with thousands of fans chanting, “Let’s go, Cena!” John had come a long way. In John Cena, young readers will follow this superstar’s amazing career, which includes 19 wrestling titles and success in music and movies. Large, full-color action photos and an engaging narrative text will keep readers turning the pages.

Author : John “Alexander” Arezzi,Greg Oliver
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781773056937

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Mat Memories by John “Alexander” Arezzi,Greg Oliver Pdf

A man with three different names ties together the stars of professional wrestling, country music, and the New York Mets. John Arezzi was a lifelong Mets fan who dreamed of a job in baseball. In 1981, he took a job with the Mets Class A team in North Carolina. But Arezzi had another love: professional wrestling. He ran a fan club for the villainous “Classy” Freddie Blassie as a teenager, then progressed to wrestling photographer, and finally even stepped into the ring himself as John Anthony. Eventually he escaped to pursue a new life in altogether different world: country music. After adopting a new name, John Alexander, his many accomplishments include discovering both Patty Loveless and (decades later) Kelsea Ballerini. But wrestling is tough to shake … In the 1990s, Arezzi hosted the pioneering radio talk show Pro Wrestling Spotlight. He also ran the first major conventions, assembling a wrestling who’s who to meet with fans. He promoted shows, both at home and abroad, and was a key figure behind importing lucha libre into America. Mat Memories is Arezzi’s chance to hold the mic, and he holds nothing back — he names names and tells the untold behind-the-scenes stories: from the ring, the stage, and the diamond.

Author : Dan McCool
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439668689

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A History of Wrestling in Iowa by Dan McCool Pdf

The state of Iowa is just as well known for prominent wrestlers as it is acres of corn and beans. That gives the state the mighty distinction of feeding the world and defeating it on the mat. Men like Dan Gable, Tom Brands, Harold Nichols, Jim Miller, Nick Mitchell and Chuck Patten led Iowa colleges to forty-four of an astounding sixty-nine national team championships. In 1954, Simon Roberts of Davenport was the first African American to win a state wrestling title and later the first African American NCAA wrestling champion. Wrestler Norman Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize and is credited with preventing more than one billion deaths from starvation. Author Dan McCool details the long history of hard work and dedication from the fields to the mat.

Author : Bret Hart
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307371461

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Hitman by Bret Hart Pdf

In his own words, Bret Hart’s honest, perceptive, startling account of his life in and out of the pro wrestling ring. The sixth-born son of the pro wrestling dynasty founded by Stu Hart and his elegant wife, Helen, Bret Hart is a Canadian icon. As a teenager, he could have been an amateur wrestling Olympic contender, but instead he turned to the family business, climbing into the ring for his dad’s western circuit, Stampede Wrestling. From his early twenties until he retired at 43, Hart kept an audio diary, recording stories of the wrestling life, the relentless travel, the practical jokes, the sex and drugs, and the real rivalries (as opposed to the staged ones). The result is an intimate, no-holds-barred account that will keep readers, not just wrestling fans, riveted. Hart achieved superstardom in pink tights, and won multiple wrestling belts in multiple territories, for both the WWF (now the WWE) and WCW. But he also paid the price in betrayals (most famously by Vince McMahon, a man he had served loyally); in tragic deaths, including the loss of his brother Owen, who died when a stunt went terribly wrong; and in his own massive stroke, most likely resulting from a concussion he received in the ring, and from which, with the spirit of a true champion, he has battled back. Widely considered by his peers as one of the business’s best technicians and workers, Hart describes pro wrestling as part dancing, part acting, and part dangerous physical pursuit. He is proud that in all his years in the ring he never seriously hurt a single wrestler, yet did his utmost to deliver to his fans an experience as credible as it was exciting. He also records the incredible toll the business takes on its workhorses: he estimates that twenty or more of the wrestlers he was regularly matched with have died young, weakened by their own coping mechanisms, namely drugs, alcohol, and steroids. That toll included his own brother-in-law, Davey Boy Smith. No one has ever written about wrestling like Bret Hart. No one has ever lived a life like Bret Hart’s. For as long as I can remember, my world was filled with liars and bullshitters, losers and pretenders, but I also saw the good side of pro wrestling. To me there is something bordering on beautiful about a brotherhood of big tough men who pretended to hurt one another for a living instead of actually doing it. Any idiot can hurt someone. —from Hitman

Author : Steve Knight
Publisher : Let's Win! International
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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WinningSTATE-Wrestling by Steve Knight Pdf

WinningSTATE–Wrestling focuses on competing. It shows wrestlers how to take their mental game to a winning level. WinningSTATE improves tournament performance by giving wrestlers a mental-toughness skillset to eliminate distractions and crush apprehension, so they can execute in competition better than they do in practice. WinningSTATE inspires wrestlers to face the pressure head on, believe in their success and execute with conviction. WinningSTATE is for all ages and abilities. It's for wrestlers who consistently want to bring their “A-game” to the competitive arena. Wrestlers get the skills to handle the pressure, fiercely compete, and win! Your mind is your most powerful weapon. Train it! COMPETE MENTALLY TOUGH! WinningSTATE-Wrestling: The Athlete's Guide to Competing Mentally Tough

Author : Missy Hyatt,Mark Goldblatt,Charles Salzberg
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781550224986

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Missy Hyatt by Missy Hyatt,Mark Goldblatt,Charles Salzberg Pdf

Missy Hyatt, the most loved - and most hated - woman in wrestling was also the very first. Now, fifteen years after she first shimmied up to the ring, Missy take fans inside the world of wrestling, disclosing the secrets of her rise to fame, as well as behind-the-scenes secrets of table-throwing, hair-pulling and bleeding on cue. Now readers can get all the juicy secrets about the men she's worked with, from the Hulk to the Rock, and men she's dated, from Jake the Snake to the Wonder Years' Jason Harvey, and many many more. 50 b/w photos and 16-page colour section.

Author : Bob Holly,Ross Williams
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770903791

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The Hardcore Truth by Bob Holly,Ross Williams Pdf

Long before he became 'Hardcore Holly,' Robert Howard was a fighter. From humble beginnings to fame as an internationally known superstar, The Hardcore Truth tells the story of Bob's life including his 16 years working for Vince McMahon. In this rollercoaster tale of success and frustration, replete with missed opportunities, broken promises and a broken neck, Bob shares his uncompromising views on the present wrestling landscape with fascinating insights into the world leader in sports entertainment.

Author : Ian Hamilton
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781411612105

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Wrestling's Sinking Ship by Ian Hamilton Pdf

In 2001, the professional wrestling scene in the western world changed almost overnight. From three major promotions at the start of the year, just one remained by the start of April, ending more than a decade of competition. But success breeds complacency, and the five years since World Wrestling Entertainment stood triumphant over its rivals has seen unprecedented shifts in wrestling. Charting the highs and lows of the business in that time, Wrestling's Sinking Ship offers a unique look at the fall and rise of sports entertainment's most controversial characters. From necrophilia to exploitation, nostalgia to racism... oh, and don't forget that fake gay wedding!

Author : Al Snow,Ross Owen Williams
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781773053028

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Self Help by Al Snow,Ross Owen Williams Pdf

Professional wrestler Al Snow delivers highlights from his onscreen antics and never-before-heard tales from the road in this high-flying memoir spanning 30 years in the ring In the late 90s, wrestling journeyman Al Snow looked in the mirror and saw a man who needed help. A man whose reputation within the wrestling industry was excellent but whose career was going nowhere. Channeling his frustration into the gimmick for which he would become best known, Al began talking to (and through) a mannequin head. With Extreme Championship Wrestling, Al reinvented himself as an unhinged neurotic and became one of the hottest acts in the most cutting-edge promotion in America when wrestlingÕs popularity was at its peak. This led to a journey back to the industryÕs main stage, World Wrestling Entertainment, during the wildly popular Attitude Era, and in the central role as a trainer and father figure on the MTV reality show, Tough Enough. Now, after 35 years in the industry, Al Snow tells the stories of the unbelievable yet true events that formed his career, from his in-ring recollections to out-of-ring escapades, including drunken midnight journeys with a vanfull of little people, overuse of Tasers at autograph signings, and continual attempts on his life by assorted members of the animal kingdom. Self Help is Al Snow at his best, delivering what everybody wants and needs.

Author : Don Fargo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940391032

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The Hard Way by Don Fargo Pdf

Author : Gene Zannetti
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798565920567

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Wrestling Mindset Workbook by Gene Zannetti Pdf

The full curriculum for the Wrestling Mindset program

Author : Steve Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9798988290940

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WINNING STATE WRESTLING by Steve Knight Pdf

WINNING STATE Wrestling teaches wrestlers the elite-level mental toughness skills to handle pressure, believe in themselves, and win.

Author : Mark Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1940391067

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It's Wrestling, Not Rasslin'! by Mark Fleming Pdf