{"product_id":"iron-ambition-my-life-with-cus-damato-paperback","title":"Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus d'Amato - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Tyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLarry Sloman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former heavyweight champion and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson's surrogate father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eIron Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch.\" - \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Cus D'Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, \"That's the heavyweight champion of the world.\" D'Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and José Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Tyson's bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eUndisputed Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounted the role D'Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In \u003ci\u003eIron Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D'Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer's words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus's courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we've ever known about this singular cultural figure.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Tyson\u003c\/b\u003e is the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and the first boxer ever to hold the three biggest belts in prizefighting--the WBC, WBA, and IBF world heavyweight titles--simultaneously. Tyson's enduring appeal has launched him into a career in entertainment: he was a standout in the blockbuster films \u003ci\u003eThe Hangover\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hangover Part II\u003c\/i\u003e, and recently he has earned tremendous acclaim for his one-man show \u003ci\u003eMike Tyson: Undisputed Truth\u003c\/i\u003e. Tyson has launched a clothing company, Roots of Fight, and Tyrrhanic Productions, which currently has several film projects in development. In 2011 he was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, Kiki, and their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLarry \"Ratso\" Sloman\u003c\/b\u003e is best known as Howard Stern's collaborator on \u003ci\u003ePrivate Parts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiss America\u003c\/i\u003e. Sloman's recent collaborations include \u003ci\u003eMysterious Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, with magician David Blaine; \u003ci\u003eScar Tissue\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis; and \u003ci\u003eUndisputed Truth\u003c\/i\u003e with Mike Tyson. His biography of Houdini, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Houdini\u003c\/i\u003e, is soon to be a major motion picture for Lionsgate.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898377326767,"sku":"9780525533634","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/3204\/7535\/files\/WFpxQjIzUkVFd0FsL1RGYUNWb05wQT09.webp?v=1778453676","url":"https:\/\/literarylilith.com\/products\/iron-ambition-my-life-with-cus-damato-paperback","provider":"Literary LiLith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}