Gatekeeper
Subtitle: the fighting life of Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge
By: Gary Goodridge and Mark Dorsey
Contributors: Dorsey, Mark
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9781770900707; 9781770900721; 9781770900714; 9781550229936
Subjects: Martial artists; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Biography; Martial Arts & Self-Defense; SPORTS & RECREATION; Sports
Description: The biography of a pioneer in the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene, this work takes readers through Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge's entire career-from his roller-coaster formative years and his emergence as a world champion athlete to his role as a loving father struggling to find work. With humble beginnings in a small town in Canada, Goodridge endured bullying as a child and honed his natural strength, athleticism, work ethic, and charisma while fighting on the streets and as a bouncer in clubs. Eventually learning to channel his rage into more productive outlets, Goodridge soon became a world-ch.