Rise
Surviving the Fight of My Life
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Narrated by:
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Chloe Cannon
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Paige VanZant
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By:
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Paige VanZant
About this listen
An inspiring memoir for anyone who's been knocked down and came up swinging
As a young girl growing up in Newberg, Oregon, Paige Sletten was all energy and full of potential. A natural athlete, Paige excelled at dancing, made the cheerleading squad earlier than most, and even had aspirations of becoming a Disney child star. With a tight-knit family, Paige's life was on track for greatness. Then, one fateful fall night in high school, everything changed when Paige faced a life-threatening sexual assault.
It was in the gym where she "pounded the life out of those ashen memories," becoming stronger with every punch, kick, and lunge. In this beautiful tale of survival, she writes: I inhale the power. I exhale the bullshit. One strike at a time. Fighting became Paige's safe haven; something to live for, and Rise is the inspiring story of how she ultimately transformed into a bone-breaking, head-smashing fighter known as Paige VanZant.
It is the deeply moving story of a warrior who transformed her pain into power and has become one of the toughest women in the world; an inspiring journey of someone who was knocked down in the most devastating way and came up swinging.
©2018 Paige VanZant (P)2018 Hachette AudioCritic reviews
"MMA fighter Paige VanZant had to defeat obstacles in and out of the Octagon." (ESPN.com)
"Paige VanZant is some warrior....the journey VanZant has had to endure before reaching the bright lights of the UFC is what makes her truly remarkable....VanZant conveys the fear, anxiety, and hopelessness that consumed her during those years with such stirring honesty.... [Rise] provides other[s] vital hope that recovery and survival can be achieved. Paige VanZant is a hero and an inspiration. Her story of remarkable courage and survival needs to be read." (TheSportsBookClub.com)
"[A] book about surviving the face of evil." (MMA Mania)
Excellent moving and inspiring
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Absolutely phenomenal
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inspiring and heartbreaking!
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Having the balls to fight or having the balls to tell her story.
Paige has more than enou
God bless her
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good story and incredibly touching
Paige is a wonderful example of how people can keep going and make something good from anything, even the most terrible and scarring experiences
an example that means a lot to me
even if those experiences still infuriate me
i would recommend this to nearly anyone
a great listen
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