Death Clutch - Brock Lesnar [71]
I would also like to thank David Olsen, my longtime lawyer and manager, his colleague, Brian Stegeman, and their firm, Henson & Efron, P.A., for sticking with me in good times and in bad; Paul Heyman, for living some of the stories and writing this book with me; Scott Waxman, my literary agent; and Matt Harper, my editor, and the team at HarperCollins.
Special thanks to Medcenter One Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota, the Mayo Clinic, and all of the extraordinary doctors and nurses who put up with me and made sure that I was alive to tell my story.
Thanks to you all, and to Webster, South Dakota, and all of the others who have played important parts in my life not mentioned here.
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Even as a toddler, I was always ready to grapple.
This could have been a different career path . . .
I was always into athletic endeavors.
I was a happy kid!
Even as a kid, I always felt at home being a wrestler.
I owe everything to my mom and dad.
Junior College Champion at Bismarck State in 1998.
Winning for Bismarck State.
Winning the NCAA Division I Heavyweight Championship.
(Courtesy of the University of Minnesota)
With Paul in WWE . . . Here Comes The Pain!
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito
I respected Ric Flair’s contributions to the business, but I didn’t want to grow up to be like him.
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
I liked working with RVD. He never complained. Neither did I.
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
I have to say, Hulk put me over in a very big way.
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
Moments after beating The Rock for the WWE Undisputed Title. I’m a much richer man in this picture than I was two minutes before it was taken!
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
Vince wanted me to be “King Kong on top of the cage” after defeating the Undertaker in the Hell in a Cell Match.
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
Me as a babyface hitting the F-5 on Paul.
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
My WrestleMania Moment. This is not going to end well!
(Courtesy of Gregory Davis)
Concussed, but WWE Champion once again!
(Courtesy of Baseball Magazine-Sha, Weekly ProWrestling/Fumi Saito)
This is the moment Steve Mazzagatti called a foul in my first fight with Frankie.
(Scott Peterson/ MMAWeekly.com)
The punch that ended Heath Herring’s fighting career.
(Photograph by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The Octagon is the Ultimate proving ground!
(Photograph by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)
Ground and pound on Randy Couture en route to winning the UFC Title.
(Photograph by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
With my wife, Rena, after beating Couture for the UFC Title. I owe that woman so much!
(Photograph by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
There’s just something so relaxing about punching Frankie in the face.
(Scott Peterson/MMAWeekly.com)
After winning at UFC 100. Here comes the controversy!
(Photograph by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Getting up in Frankie’s face after UFC 100.
(Scott Peterson/MMAWeekly.com)
Celebrating with Marty after overcoming Shane Carwin’s onslaught at UFC 116.
(Photograph by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
About the Authors
BROCK LESNAR is the only athlete in history to win the NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Championship, and the WWE and UFC World Heavyweight Championship Titles. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, Rena, his daughter, Mya, and his sons, Turk and Duke.
PAUL HEYMAN is Brock Lesnar’s longtime confidant, having worked with him both on-camera and behind the scenes in WWE. He lives in New York with his wife, Marla, daughter, Azalea, and son, Jacob.
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