In 1999, after a series of adventurous jobs--working construction
at the South Pole, ranching in Montana, fighting wildfires in New
Mexico, and sailing private yachts around the world--Sam Sheridan
found himself in Australia, loaded with cash and intent on not
working until he'd spent it all. He quit smoking and began working
out at a local gym, where it slowly occurred to him that now,
without distractions, he could finally indulge a long-dormant
obsession: fighting. Within a year Sheridan landed in Bangkok to
train at the legendary Fairtex gym with the greatest fighter in
muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) history. Driven by a desire to know
what only a fighter can--about fear and violence, about the dark
side of masculinity, and most of all about himself--he stepped
through the ropes for a professional bout. That single fight wasn't
enough. Sheridan set out to test himself on an epic journey into
how and why we fight. From small-town Iowa to the beaches of Rio,
from the streets of Oakland to the arenas of Tokyo, he trained,
traveled, and fought with Olympic boxers, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
stars, and Ultimate Fighting champions. A Fighter's Heart is the
dazzling chronicle of Sheridan's quest. In part, it's an insightful
look at violence as a career and as a spectator sport, a
behind-the-pageantry glimpse of athletes at the top of their
terrifying game. At the same time, it's a dizzying firsthand
account of what it's like to reach the peak of finely disciplined
personal aggression, to hit--and be hit.
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