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    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato: The 5 Strategies That Turned Mike Tyson Into a World Champion
    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato: The 5 Strategies That Turned Mike Tyson Into a World Champion
    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato: The 5 Strategies That Turned Mike Tyson Into a World Champion
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    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato: The 5 Strategies That Turned Mike Tyson Into a World Champion

    By Brett McKay and Kate McKay

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    Just about everyone knows who Mike Tyson is. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Prodigious, powerful boxer who won 50 of his 58 fights -- 44 by knockout.

    Lesser known is how Tyson became one of the fiercest fighters of all time.

    The absolutely improbable tale began when a troubled young kid met a cantankerous old trainer at a small boxing gym in the sleepy town of Catskill, New York.

    Cus D'Amato would change the whole trajectory of Tyson's life, teaching him everything he knew about success in and out of the ring, before dying just a year before his protege became the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 20.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJul 12, 2019
    ISBN9780999322246
    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato: The 5 Strategies That Turned Mike Tyson Into a World Champion
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    Brett McKay

    Brett McKay and his wife reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and run ArtofManliness.com, the manliest website on the internet.

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    • 4/5
      A good and short read about what you can do to strengthen your body and mind
    • 5/5
      I've always known Mike Tyson as one of the greatest fighters of all time. This book has helped me understand the behind-the-scene- D'Amato's influence on Mike's success is profound. I'll use the same principles to become a better man, to face my fears, and not let false imaginations stop me from achieving my goals.
    • 5/5
      Spectacular read... Highly recommend. Tyson and D'Amato will live on as legends.
    • 5/5
      Great book, easy read. The last page possibly just saved my life!
    • 5/5
      Great philosophy from an old master.....as good as any before or after.....




    • 4/5
      A short yet informative read that is filled with gems to take throughout life.
    • 5/5
      Good book short and right to the point.

      Good job

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    • 5/5
      Beautiful, very well compiled & a concise, yet resourceful read to apply in your daily life.

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    The Warrior Monk Philosophy of Trainer Cus D'Amato - Brett McKay

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    PREFACE

    "Cus D’Amato was one of the most unique men ever to walk the planet. He touched the lives of so many people and helped them become a better version of themselves. He took the weak and made them strong. And he took a fat, frightened thirteen-year-old and made him into a guy who can’t walk the streets because I’m the most recognizable face on the planet."

    —MIKE TYSON,

    IRON AMBITION: MY LIFE WITH CUS D’AMATO

    "Not everybody becomes champion, but if you apply the same principles and techniques that I will teach you, you’ll become successful no matter what the endeavor. My objective is to develop the person’s character so that they have the ability to transcend and succeed, no matter where they’ve come from or no matter how difficult the task."

    —CUS D’AMATO

    On the face of it, the teenager sparring in the ring didn’t have much to recommend him. The kid had heart but he was short, chubby, and a rank beginner at boxing. Yet after only ten minutes, the trainer watching him outside the ropes had made up his mind: That is the heavyweight champion of the world and possibly the universe.

    The kid was Mike Tyson; the manager Constantine Cus D’Amato. And the moment marked the beginning of arguably the greatest boxer/trainer combination in history.

    In some ways, the pair were a true odd couple. Tyson was an adolescent black kid; Cus was an old white Italian guy who’d already been around for seven decades.

    But in many other ways, the two shared much in common.

    Already a seasoned criminal at 13, Tyson first met D’Amato on a visit from a state reformatory, where he was doing time for the 38th crime he’d committed since first being arrested for stealing at the age of ten. Despite his tough guy exterior, and his penchant for acting out, Tyson was incredibly shy, insecure, and emotionally wounded. As a child he had been mercilessly bullied and beaten up by other kids on the streets of the notorious Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, and had found no solace from the torment at home; abandoned by his father, his single mother was an abusive alcoholic who dismissed her son as retarded and irredeemable.

    A pugnacious, hard-boiled boxing trainer, Cus had also grown up poor in a bad neighborhood of Brooklyn and been bullied by his peers. His mother had passed away when he was five, and his father, who raised him with strict discipline and severe beatings, died when Cus was still a young man. While his father had possessed a stern disposition, he had also been selfless and service-oriented, and Cus followed in his footsteps, becoming a tireless advocate for the underdog and champion of the little guy. If someone in his neighborhood had a problem, of any kind, Cus was

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