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The Hardcore Diaries
by
Mick Foley
What was I thinking? Another autobiography? A third? Who did I think I was, Winston Churchill? Why would I want to set my pen loose on hundreds of sheets of notebook paper unless I really felt I had something worth writing about?
Besides, I had a wrestling comeback to prepare for, mentally and physically, provided I could get Vince McMahon and the WWE creative staff to em
...moreHardcover, 372 pages
Published
March 6th 2007
by WWE Books
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As always a Mick Foley autobiography is a great read. He doesn't use a ghost writer so everything you read is from him. He's very open, honest, opinionated, self critiquing, funny, and straightforward. In this book you can tell the many years of wear and tear from wrestling has taken a toll on Mick, both physically and mentally. It's not an overly positive book and it deals with a period in Micks life where he is "burned out" from wrestling for the 1st time in his life. I really enj...more
This is the third autobiography of former WWE (now TNA) wrestling superstar Mick Foley (a.k.a. Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love). This book focuses mainly on how Mick prepared himself for the ECW (hardcore wrestling) pay-per-view in June of 2006. But he digresses back to 2001 and a few points in between.
Foley meets a lot of interesting non-wrestling individuals in his book, including George Steinbrenner, Paul Wolfowitz, Dee Snider, Barry Bonds, Christy Canyon, and many others.
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Foley meets a lot of interesting non-wrestling individuals in his book, including George Steinbrenner, Paul Wolfowitz, Dee Snider, Barry Bonds, Christy Canyon, and many others.
Much ...more
When i first decided to read this book instead of the quasi recent Dalai Lama book i was hoping that i could get hooked and hooked at a faster rate then the previous had seem to fall short on. Man...was i surprised the Mick Foley book despite some not so great ratings from FB users who had read this was actually worth the couple of months or so of effort that i put into it. Once again i wasn't disappointed by Hardcore Legend. Just like Foley is Good before i am glad that i read this and got to t...more
I never did figure out exactly what this book was about. It was supposed to be about a storyline angle leading up a big PPV event. Mick Foley seemed genuinely hurt and did not understand that his storyline idea was not the greatest thing since sliced bread. Anyway, the progression of the storyline and his life leading up to the PPV was only about 40% of the book. The remainder was stories and anecdotes ranging from interesting, inspiring, boring, amusing all the way to dis-interesting. I p...more
Mick Foley is, by far, one of my favorite non-fiction authors (I haven't read any of his fiction). This is an excellent book and perfectly wraps things up from the last two memoirs he's written (more or less), covering how his last feuds in the WWE were, basically, built. It's a very interesting look at the process of how feuds are done in Pro Wrestling, at least in the WWE. Anyone who is interested in how the pro wrestling industry works (particularly since The Wrestler came out) should pick th...more
Yeah, so what…I’m a wrestling geek. This is the third autobiography from the man who was known as Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love.
The first 2 books were mostly about how he came to be a wrestler and the progress of that career. This third book is more about Mick Foley the man than Mick Foley the wrestler. Yes, it centers on the reason he returned to wrestling after he retired in 2000 and how the run of that return went. And that was interesting, at least to a wrestle-geek ...more
The first 2 books were mostly about how he came to be a wrestler and the progress of that career. This third book is more about Mick Foley the man than Mick Foley the wrestler. Yes, it centers on the reason he returned to wrestling after he retired in 2000 and how the run of that return went. And that was interesting, at least to a wrestle-geek ...more
this is a book about the life of professional wrestler mick foley. it tells you about how crazy he was and what he did as a wrestler. he would put a sock in peoples mouths for his signature move, which is very weird in my opinion. it aslo tells you that he was the wwe hardcore champion. he went throgh alot of pain in his career being smashed on to piles of thumbtacks, smashed through fire covered tables etc. this book was alright i enjoyed it
Found this not too long after it came out in the mark down bin that the bookstore. That should have been a major clue. This is the third and the least of the Foley bio books. Way too much time is spent on him drooling over Melina. And he keeps talking about all these "great" ideas he gave to Vince Mcmahon. That Vince didn't use. And after reading them you can see why Mcmahon didn't use them. Also Foley is very very whiney in this book. And it is one of the reasons I am not a big fan of...more
This is Mick Foley's 3rd, and presumably last (since he now works for a rival company) WWE book. This is a bit different of a format in that he follows an idea he has through the pitch, build up, how it comes out on TV and then the reactions to his work. What I didn't like was how he seems to cut in and out of time, almost like a stream of consciousness. He gets a little political too. Still, it is funny and was interesting to approach a book in this way.
Bigmuzz
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maybe not as great as his first couple of wrestling autobiographies, this one still has the same style and goofy wit of the others, and constantly had me laughing along to it. an easy read, but hard to put down in places as it draws you in to the trials and tribulations of what really goes on behind the scenes in the business of trying to put on a good show for the audience.
Not as good as the other ones, this book seems to take random jumps to where your sitting their thinking "Did I miss something?<i/>". The book seems forced, he even mentions several times he's writing it because "someone wants him to right another book".
Still going to pick up a copy of Countdown to Lockdown, because I know he can do better than this one.
Still going to pick up a copy of Countdown to Lockdown, because I know he can do better than this one.
Not as solid as the first two volumes of his memoirs, but interesting nonetheless. Foley's a solid writer: competent, effortless prose that is light without being pointless. The time-period this covers (2004-2007) is when I wasn't watching wrestling at all anymore, making the inside view of the proceedings (there are plenty of interactions with Vince McMahon) the most compelling part of the read for me. With everything in his two previous autobiographies, I was already aware of the angles and ev...more
A less-than-worthy entry to the wrestling canon, Foley's third autobiography covers his most recent uninspiring return to WWE. Lots of time is spent covering very little content, and by the end, it seems even Foley himself is unsure why he's still writing. Only recommended for Foley's hardcore fans. (Pun intended.)
I did not care for this book because sometimes the book is more politically motivated and more about the charity work Mick Foley does and not about wrestling. The charity work he does is amazing and he is very involved with a lot of charities, but that is not enough to write a book about. The book jumps around a lot and is often very hard to follow his train of thought which is how he is in real life. I found myself skipping paragraphs because they were ramblings and almost considered not fin...more
Much different from his first two books, Hardcore Diaries is more focused on the creative and political aspects of pro wrestling. I enjoyed it because the subject matter interests me and Foley is a great storyteller, but if you're expecting Have a Nice Day, you'll be disappointed.
Good, not great. Too many tangents about things I didn't care about (although I admittedly, to my surprise, was touched by some of the stories about the visits to children in unfortunate circumstances) and not enough specifics/finger pointing that I was hoping for.
Still worth a read for wrestling fans.
Still worth a read for wrestling fans.
It does exactly as it says on the tin. Foley kept a notebook of his thoughts and ramblings in the run-up to his tag-team match with Terry Funk at the second ECW One Night Stand event last year, and this book is the result. Unsurprisingly, it's not a patch on his first memoir, Have A Nice Day, but it still has some arresting insights on the politics of booking and the private lives of 'the boys'.
It behooves anyone to read the previous memoirs before this one, but I think that goes without saying. As a performer, Foley has very little left to say about wrestling and winds up going on tangents that have nothing to do with it and deal more with being a D-list celebrity. He does more with what little notoriety he has than just about anyone, regularly visiting kids in the hospital and injured troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The times when he does focus on wrestling are pretty fascinating b...more
This book is great for all wrestling fans and some non wrestling fans who just want a fantastic story about a mans life. It is an autobiography of a very famous wrestler named Mick Foley, the hardcore legend. Mick did not exactly have an easy life and had to work his way up to be the very best he could. This book shows that wrestling is not exactly all fake. People truly get hurt and in this story it shows that you really can get severly hurt. If you are slammed on the mat hundreds or even thosa...more
This is the third book about Mick Foley's life and career and it's an amazing read. Brilliantly written like the previous books, this is a must read for any wrestling fan.
Probably Foley's worst book, they keep getting more and more boring....if he puts out another I likely won't read it. No one has a life that interesting that they need three lengthy books about them....
Very nice insight of Mick Foley's last few projects in WWE, so far. Hopefully he comes back for another stint, which would mean we'd get another amazing book like this!
This is a great book! He is a man with allot of good stories. Even if u aren't into wrestling it more about his real life. Great book i would recommend it to anyone!
Pretty dadgum interesting book. Foley gives us an inside look at how a wrestling angle progresses from an idea to the finished product.
Yes, I read this dude's third biography and I loved it as much as the other two. I can't help it, I am addicted to pro wrestling.
My least favorite of Foley's books (well, I haven't read his latest and probably won't bother since I'm not much into wrestling anymore).
Fairly good read, but not nearly as good as his first two autobiographic works
Mick Foley's third autobiography. This time around, a lot of what is in the book is taken directly from his WWE blog (aka Foley's 'Hardcore Diary'). The rest of the book follows along in the same 'diary' pattern. This style of writing brings with it a different view on the wrestling world and Foley's most recent role in it. What the diary writing style doesn't bring with it, though, is an easier time following along with all of the stories. While it was a diary, the stories jumped back and forth...more
Not very good.
The third autobiographical book by Foley came at a bit of a lull in his career. He only discusses a few recent and ongoing story arcs in his career but it's still full of great behind the scenes tidbits. His writing is also still fresh, funny, and relevant (for the most part) and his books are still head and shoulders above those of a lot of career authors who insist on filling bookshelves with bullcrap.
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Mick Foley grew up on Long Island, New York. He is the author of the genre-defining #1 New York Times bestsellers: Foley Is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling and Have a Nice Day!: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. Foley has wrestled professionally for over fifteen years and was the three-time World Wrestling Entertainment Champion. He currently wrestles on TNA. Foley lives with his wi...more
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