Ronda Rousey never had it easy as growing up, but she wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
In mixed martial arts (MMA), fight fans can sometimes forget the backstory that leads to the 15 or 25 minute war these athletes engage in inside the Octagon.
For Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight queen Ronda Rousey, her incredible success was formed by years and year of tumultuous relationships and failures.
Speaking with the New York Post about her brand new book "My Fight/Your Fight," Rousey noted "the way I got here wasn't perfect. It was messy, and there was a lot of s- -t along the way.