Becoming the Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage
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Randy Couture — voted “The Greatest Fighter of All Time” by viewers’ choice — recounts his record-breaking career, which has made him an undisputed UFC legend.
Randy Couture wins fights with the seemingly effortless ease with which lesser mortals eat or breathe. He’s the only athlete to have held championship titles in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight divisions of the UFC, and he’s the only six-time title earner in UFC history.
In Apt the Natural, Couture tells his tale for the first time, beginning with a childhood spent in search of an elusive father figure, followed by the pure adrenaline rush that accompanied his first wrestling bout in grade school. In 1997, at the age of thirty-three, Couture made his UFC debut, defeating two opponents in the heavyweight class and then scoring a TKO victory against Brazilian phenom Vitor Belfort to earn the nickname “The Natural.” He won his first heavyweight title that same year. At the age of forty, he defeated five-time defending champion Tito Ortiz for the undisputed light heavyweight title. Couture retired in 2006, only to reemerge the following year and seize the heavyweight championship title once again.
Apt the Natural is the remarkable tale of one of the world’s most gifted and dedicated athletes — a born fighter whose skill and showmanship have helped to lift mixed martial arts out of the shadows and into the mainstream.
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This whole book is a waste of money. Its basically the tale of an overrated fighter with a 16-8 record. UFC marketing hype elevated him to a mythical hero like status. He beat an injured Tim sylvia in a choice and an overrated fighter named gabriel gonzaga. Randy milked these two fights for everything there worth and used them to sell everything from t-shirts, razors, autographs, etc. This book is a perfect waste of money.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I really loved this book and was blown away by it. It was one I could not place down once I ongoing it. Randy is a courageous athlete, but even more courageous in this book. Not only is he willing to share all the highlights of his fighting career, but he also opens up and shares who he is as a person.
He shares both his excellent, and not so excellent, choices he’s made in his life and the struggles he’s gone through. Randy seems nearly superhuman in the ring, but by opening himself up as he does in this book, he is even more incredible. I don’t know many people, especially public facts as Randy’s become, that are so willing to let you into their lives as Randy has done here.
This is a truly appealing look into Randy Couture and an entertaining book if you are at all curious what makes Randy, “The Natural.”
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Appealing look into the life of a Hall of Fame legend. A right “trademark person” for the sport.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Randy has forgotten more about MMA than most will ever know. I’m not just talking about the actual skills but the history of the sport as well. The guy ongoing off in UFC 13 and is about to fight in UFC 102. Have you even watched as many UFC’s as Randy has attended?
The forwards by Kevin James is the best for any book I’ve ever read:
“They say the toughest thing to do in professional sports is to hit a fastball. I might have to disagree.”
This intro grabbed me from the beginning and I even showed it to some non-MMA fans and they were impressed. I ongoing following MMA in 2005 at which time Randy had already secured a spot in the Hall of Fame. With many additional MMA biographies they talk about their childhood and how they got into MMA. Randy was a full grown man in his 30s who had been in the army, ongoing a family tree, trained for the Olympics multiple times, and ongoing education by the time MMA establish him. I really have a much better understanding of the early days of MMA not establish many additional places due exclusively to this book. We are talking pre Dana White UFC days for multiple chapters of the book. I felt like I was looking at ancient family tree photos this book when I saw the pictures of both Dana and Randy with hair.
One things that he talks about in the book are all the fantastic friendships in the Wrestling/MMA community. It does suck to have to fight your friends sometimes, but hey these guys get paid a lot to do it. I was shocked to find out Randy and Tim Silvia were friends before Randy fought him. Randy talks about this aspect of his job during a few chapters of the book. While I am even more impressed with Randy as a fighter reading his tale did take him down a few pegs as a person. I reflect his nickname as Captain America comes from his military background. But, Randy really does personify the American to a T. Never giving up on your goals no matter what anyone else tells you. But it also goes to show how flawed America has become. Granted he sounds like a fantastic guy, but all the drama surrounding his early life and his 3 wives was very surprising. I certainly have to go back and rewatch the UFC 51 where he brought Kim the first time to see his result when they flashed him on the huge screen.
The ancient maxim “It took 10 years to become an over night success” certainly applies here. Randy failed to make the Olympic team 4 times over 13 years. How crushing, that must have been. MMA was nearly a side note on his wrestling career, something that he did for fun. I reflect the first season of the Essential fighter is what pushed the modern era of MMA into the mainstream, especially after the Griffin/Bonner fight. It amazes me to reflect of Randy’s time as a coach for the first season of the Essential fighter, as the end of his career as a replacement for of the beginning. This guy has been around forever.
I would recommend reading this book before any additional MMA biography as it covers the largest part of the MMA time line.
If they were giving a college course on the history of MMA this would be required reading. It was weird to hear Randy admit he really felt dread walking into the cage for the first time. I just assume all these guys are fearless, but overcoming this dread is what makes so many of them fantastic.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I admire Randy for probably the same reasons as everyone else. Despite his age, he has overcome misfortune as the underdog throughout his career. With all his success he remains respectful and principled. I thought I ought to read the book because it give me a better thought of who this legendary fighter and person is. I recommend it if your a fan, and even if your not, I still reflect you will find it a worth your while.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5