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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!! WRESTLING FANS MUST READ!!!
Review: Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. the Rock, is a pro wrestler who IS "the People's Champion." His trade mark, an arched eyebrow shows his entertaining menace. The Rock quick talks his way with a fashion like no other and comes up with catch phrases like a standup comic. This book starts out when the Rock is young and covers his early days in high school and college. This is where it tells about the Rock's family, which in itself is a history of the wrestling sport. His grandpa, High Chief Peter Maivia, was a Samoan wrestler important enough to be buried in Diamond Head's crater, and his dad, Rocky Johnson, was boxer and the first African American World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental champ. In this part of the book it talks about he Rock's football career, which is my favorite part. The Rock was on his way to being one of the best defensive tackles in the country, but ran into a series of injuries, which hastily ended his dreams of football fame. For a 27 year old, the Rock says some sincere and inspiring things. For one, he appreciates how others have helped him out. Also, he has a loving relationship with his lovely wife, Dani. It really impressed me that no matter where he is in the world, Dwayne Johnson always found the time during any day, to call his wife. To me that speaks a lot about true love. This book has it all: emotions, feelings, and some inspiring stories. The Chapters on Austin and Hart were well done. Overall, this is a good book that I enjoyed reading. The Rock is without a doubt the best guy in all of the Wrestling World and it shows as Rocky is getting offers to appear in movies and television. I for one, having seen the MUMMY RETURNS, liked the movie and anxiously await the prequel, THE SCORPEAN KING. Rock, you truly are the most electrifying man in sports entertainment and are "Among The Premiere Entertainers" in all the world.
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Summary: WRESTLING FANS MUST READ!!!
Review: Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. the Rock, is a third-generation pro wrestler, who calls himself "the People's Champion," affects an arched eyebrow to convey entertaining menace, and comes up with catch phrases like a standup comic. This book starts out when the Rock is young and covers his early days in high school and college. This is where it tells about the Rock's family, which amounts to a history of the wrestling sport. His grandpa, High Chief Peter Maivia, was a Samoan wrestler important enough to be buried in Diamond Head's crater, and his dad, Rocky Johnson, was boxer and the first African American World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental champ. In this part of the book it talks about he Rock's football career, which is my favorite part. The Rock was on his way to being one of the best defensive tackles in the country, but ran into a series of injuries, which hastily ended his dreams of football fame. For a 27 year old, the Rock says some pretty inspiring things. For one, he appreciates how others have helped him out. Also, he has a powerful loving relationship with his lovely wife, Dani. It really impressed me that no matter where he is in the world, Dwayne Johnson always found the time during any day of his life, to call his wife. To me that speaks a lot about true love. A great deal of emotions, feelings, and some inspiring stories. The Chapters on Austin and Hart were well done. Overall, this is a good book that I enjoyed reading. The Rock is without a doubt the best dude in all of the Wrestling World and it shows as Rocky is getting offers to appear in movies and television. I for one, having seen the MUMMY RETURNS, liked the movie and anxiously await the prequel, THE SCORPEAN KING. Rock, you truly are the most electrifying man in sports entertainment and are "Among The Premiere Entertainers" in all the world.
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Summary: the rock says read this review......
Review: This is one of the best books that i have read maybe i feel this way because I am one of the biggest rock fans anyone will ever meet. But this book was really written well and it told a very good story describing the rocks(Dwayne Johnson)life story in its entirety. From his days growing up watching his grandpa and his dad compete to where he is now as the most electrafying man in sports entertainment. The one thing that I do believe is that this book could have waited a little bit longer before it was written simply because he has accomplished so much more since then. Other than that it was a great book and i reccomend it to anyone with an interest.
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Summary: Phil Yochim says ....
Review: While the Rock may be one of the greatest wrestlers in the game today, he's neither a great writer or storyteller. The Rock Says ... follows closely on the heels of Mick Foley's successful autobiography, and apparently he believed because Foley wrote a great book, he could too. Too bad, but he was wrong, and ghostwriter Joe Layden didn't help any either. The most annoying blemish of the book is the character shifts. All of a sudden, the voice goes from being plain ol' Dwayne Johnson to THE ROCK, which is unfortunate. Mr. Johnson is often more interesting than THE ROCK. When writing as THE ROCK, he repeats many of the catchphrases WWF fans have heard for years, and while they're exciting to listen to, they're tiring to read. Another flaw of the book is just its timing. THE ROCK is at the height of his career, and he's got a lot more to come, much unlike Foley, whose wrestling career was beginning to wind down. So why write your memoir when you've got so much yet to accomplish? The book isn't a loser, though. The reader has a good look and understanding of Mr. Johnson's personal and professional history, and his heritage, which probably plays a larger part in his career than most realize. Under the shadow of THE ROCK, most fans have forgotten he is the WWF's first third-generation champion and superstar. It was also interesting read about his daily routines and a few of his personal beliefs, something Foley neglected in his first book. The Rock Says ... is also a story of dedication and success. Mr. Johnson arose from his status as a mediocre student and washed-up football player to becoming a near-overnight success. I would recommend this book to any wrestling fan, especially aspiring wrestlers, just to show them success can be had, but it can be a long and miserable road to get there.
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Summary: A Good Read 4 Those Who Enjoy Wrestling & Behind the Scenes
Review: This book starts out when the Rock is young and covers his early days in high school and college. This was by far the best part of the book. Then the early part of his WWF career is the subject. Once the book gets to the actual ROCK character the text changes to in-character dialogue with no personal insight into Dwayne's mind. Finally there are some chapters about the Rock's feelings about the business and a heartfelt chapter about Owen Hart. Overall this book isn't nearly as good as Mankind's book, but that would mostly be due to the ghostwriter that was used and the fact that Rock's career is 1/3 of Mick's in length. I must say that this is a must buy for ANY wrestling fan because of all the behind the scenes and insight, but for those trying to get a real grasp on the industry, check out Have A Nice Day! instead. Oh yeah, there are some pretty good pics throughout the book if you are into having that kind of stuff in an autobiography.
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Summary: I smelt it, and it smelt bad!
Review: Dwayne Johnson may be one of the best WWF wrestlers to emerge during the 90's and maybe one of the best ever. But this book is on no recomendation list by me. Firstly, this book was released probably cause of the fact that Mick Foleys hillarious best seller "Have a nice day" was a suprising, and funny book to read as Mick told his carreer history. But the rock obviously just decided to jump on the band wagon with this book. But it sufferes terribly. It is way too early for a young superstar like the rock to bring out a biography type story already. This should have been held off for many years, instead it just seems like a quick way to make a buck! The first half of the book tells you about Dwayne grwoing up, and his life story ect.... but just as things seem to be getting intresting...the book stops, theres nothing more to tell, and it pretty much goes into the charater of the Rock , and is written subtitles to things he has done in the wrestling world. It is just word for word dialog that he had said during WWF shows. So the jib here, is that for the first half, your reading about Dwaynes life, from his young days to his college football days, then how he got into wrestling. Then it just turns into dialog from his charactoer THE ROCK's WWF performances. Dont pay too much for this if your intrested. It is basicly a story of the real dwayne, then hundreds of pages of written in text ,word for word dialog from the wrestling shows. I'd suggest buying an autobiography od somebody when there storys are full and not just a few pages of there lives , then word for word scripts from the WWF days. You go from the kind man that is dwayne, to the ego charactoer of the rock which does not go well IMO. When Dwaynes carreer is near or at an end, then he should write an autobigraphy....and HE should probably write it too. This book is not written by Dwayne. It is him sitting down talking to someone in an interveiw, and then they worded it for him. Then time ran out and there was nothign to talk aboutl, so they put in the subtitles from a few WWF performances. My only way to describe this book: Avoid at all costs, borrorow it maybe? or dont pay alot... it is a real rip off.
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Summary: THE ROCK RULES
Review: THIS BOOK IS ABOUT DWAYNE JOHNSON AKA THE ROCK OF THE WRESTLING WORLD. HE DOES A GOOD JOB TELLING US ABOUT BOTH HIS LIFE, CAREER, AND BEHIND THE SCENES IN PRO WRESTLING. A NICE READ WITH PLENTY OF PHOTOS AND INFO ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE STARS IN THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION. A GOOD READ FOR ALL WRESTLING FANS.
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Summary: Two books, One binding
Review: I bought this book as I was interested to hear what the grandson of High Chief Peter Maivia and the son of high-flyer Rocky Johnson had to say. I was not disappointed whenever the writer paid tribute to the hard work of the professional wrestling pioneers mentioned inside of this quickly read book. However, as if the book had two authors, once the historical angle had been covered, the trash-talking modern style of writing crept in and mostly stayed put until the end of the book. I have not followed wrestling much over the past ten years, but of course I knew who the Rock was. Now that I know more, I wish Dwayne Johnson the best in reaching his goals. I also look forward to another book, written later in life, that more thoroughly details his grandfather and father and extended family. I recommend this book as appealing to two audiences, satisfying neither fully.
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Summary: The Rock...more like god
Review: This book is real hot. It is the best book I have ever read in my whole life. It is really funny and straight to the point. How the character jumps from Dwayne Johnson to The Rock is very interesting and gives his veiw of life on both of the people he is. If you are looking for a new book to read, read The Rock Says. This book won't dissapoint you at all. The Rock is the greatest man who ever lived. WWE is dumb but The Rock is his own person away from wrestling, so if you dont like WWE than you could still enjoy this book to da MAX!
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Summary: The Rock says...
Review: ...very little of note. This book is relatively short, and a quick, fly-by read. It's a good thing, too, as if it had been written at any greater length I may well have not bothered to finish it. Let me just explain: I'm not intending to put down Rocky, but this book is the most awfully written of the WWEs 'series'. It feels horribly superficial, and at the end of it I was left with the very unpleasant realisation that it had actually made me dislike him. It has the feel of a school essay that he was forced to write; there is no humor, no real insight, just a run down account of his life. The language is unemotive and bland. You don't much feel like you get to know him, or gain a greater understanding of him. You do, however, get confused and annoyed when he starts writing in character. I only recommend this book to die-hard Rock fans but I warn them that, if they're expecting a book on par with those by Mick Foley, they will be sorely dissappointed.
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