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A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting
 

A Fighter's Heart: One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting

by Sam Sheridan

In 1999, after a series of wildly adventurous jobs around the world, Sam Sheridan found himself in Australia, loaded with cash and intent on not working until he’d spent it all. It occurred to him that, without distractions, he could finally indulge a long-dormant obsession: fighting. Within a year, he was in Bangkok training with the greatest fighter in muay Thai (Thai kickboxing)... (read more)

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Stephanie F
  • Rated 5 stars

“This book is great. Sheridan is a strong, unassuming writer who has the "bug," a passion for fighting. This is not a book about improving technique or skill, but rather a glimpse into the life of people who love to fight - and an attempt to understand that love which to many seems irrational. Sheridan is insightful and if you love fighting you can relate to a lot of the questions and conversations he has with himself and the people he interacts with in the world of fighting.”

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whiplock
  • Rated 1 stars

“I thought this book was very disappointing. It pitches itself as the author's journey inside the world of fighting, but Mr. Sheridan spends most of the book injured and never really gets 'inside'...he spends most of his time on the side lines. This approach could have worked but Sheridan isn't a strong enough writer to make it happen. This fact came into stark relief for me when I realized that my favorite parts of the book were passaged that he quoted from other books/authors.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.25 stars
  

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