Winner of the International Autobiography category this inspiring and moving memoir went on to take the top award of Cross Sports Book of 2016.
Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist
in judo, reigning UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and Hollywood star charts
her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm, barbed wit, and
undeniable power, Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life - in and
outside the Octagon - reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight
years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her
meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it
takes to become the toughest woman on Earth.
Other category winners were:
Autobiography of the year
Max Mosley – Formula One and
Beyond
Biography of the year
Andy Bull – Speed Kings
Football book of the year
Guillem Balague – Cristiano
Ronaldo
Rugby book of the year
Tom English – No Borders: Playing
Rugby for Ireland
Cricket book of the year
Tim Lane & Elliot Cartledge
– Chasing Shadows: the Life and Death of Peter Roebuck
Cycling book of the year
David Millar – The Racer
Outstanding Sports Writing
William Finnegan – Barbarian
Days: a Surfing Life
New writer of the year
Ed Caesar – Two Hours: the Quest
to Run the Impossible Marathon
Illustrated book of the year
Bob Martin -1/1000th:
the Sports Photography of Bob Martin
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