To be perfectly honest, I don't read very many books in my spare time. But recently I've been reading a funny book written by Forrest Griffin, an MMA fighter. The book is entitled "Got Fight", and its about his journey to becoming a professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In this excerpt from his book, Griffin jokingly talks about things your need in order to be tough.
"If You Want to Appear Tough, You Only Need to Accomplish Six Things.
1. Get some letters shaved into your hair, all the way down to the scalp, and then have your stylist, Roy, finish off your do with a fabulous multicolor dye job! (Happy Ending optional ? [fighters love emoticons].)
2. Acquire a number of those really cool tattoos that everyone has: barbed- wire armbands (you know, the ones that chicks got in 1995?), a really scary skull, or simply have your name (or the nickname that your gang gave you when you jumped in on the super mean streets of Malibu) inked on with that really hard-looking calligraphy- type stencil stuff. The grenade on the side of the neck is always good, but putting one on your biceps is just as good as long as you wear a Tap Out tank top. FYI, biceps tattooslook really cool when your gunboats are all swollen from blasting out curls....."
The excerpt goes on, but it's a little long. I think the reason I find this book so interesting is because it has to do with the world of mixed martial arts. Also, the book is humorous, which is something I enjoy in my reading. The construction of the writing is pretty simple, the words are pretty straight forward and not complicated at all. Forrest Griffin doesn't pride himself as being a smart guy, but he is a funny guy who gives 100% in whatever he does.
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