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The World's Strongest Book: Ten Rounds. Ten Lessons. One Eddie Hall
Go behind the scenes with Eddie 'The Beast' Hall as we follow his incredible journey from World's Strongest Man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History', featuring training diaries, 10 rounds of mental preparation and interviews with iconic friends including Ross Edgley, James Haskell, Paddy McGuinness, his family and inner circle. This is Eddie as you have never witnessed him 100 per cent authentic, honest and raw. Witness Eddie's two-year journey as he transforms his body and mind from strength athlete to titan weight boxer. Giving readers ringside access to Eddie's formidable mindset, he reflects on the lessons he's learned over the course of his life and draws on them to overcome each new setback, from injuries and illness to uncertainty and grief. Eddie explains how the journey changed him in uncompromising style and post-fight reflection. When faced with the choice of fight or flight, Eddie chooses to fight. With Eddie as your guide and inspiration, you'll have the courage and the confidence to stand up and handle whatever life throws at you.
320 pages, Paperback
Published January 6, 2023
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September 6, 2025
Life lessons learned and learning
A great and awesome book. This book is much more than I was expecting. It is part memoir, a big part self-help and all inspiring. I admit my bias I am sn Eddie Hall fan and have been following his career and YouTube channel for years. I read his first book but missed this one for some reason. I am very glad I found it now.
Eddie Hall achieved his lifelong dream in 2017 winning that year's World's Strongest Man tournament. However, in doing so, he found a nemesis and a new mountain to climb. This time in the boxing ring.
The book is broken up into 10 chapters/rounds of lessons, skills and tools Eddie learned through his year of competing in the WSM tournament and applying them to boxing and life. Some physical many mental.
There are many great messages in this book. The importance of self-discipline, goals, pushing mental & physical limits, but also being humble and courageous enough to ask for help from the right people. The chapter on depression in particular is an example of this. The book has testimonials from the people around and closest to Eddie. He also shares stories of friends, colleagues and idols who inspired him.
This is a great book to help anyone struggling to be better or to achieve their own goal whatever it may be. Another important lesson is dealing with and learning from failure. The book finishes with a photo gallery.
A great and awesome book. This book is much more than I was expecting. It is part memoir, a big part self-help and all inspiring. I admit my bias I am sn Eddie Hall fan and have been following his career and YouTube channel for years. I read his first book but missed this one for some reason. I am very glad I found it now.
Eddie Hall achieved his lifelong dream in 2017 winning that year's World's Strongest Man tournament. However, in doing so, he found a nemesis and a new mountain to climb. This time in the boxing ring.
The book is broken up into 10 chapters/rounds of lessons, skills and tools Eddie learned through his year of competing in the WSM tournament and applying them to boxing and life. Some physical many mental.
There are many great messages in this book. The importance of self-discipline, goals, pushing mental & physical limits, but also being humble and courageous enough to ask for help from the right people. The chapter on depression in particular is an example of this. The book has testimonials from the people around and closest to Eddie. He also shares stories of friends, colleagues and idols who inspired him.
This is a great book to help anyone struggling to be better or to achieve their own goal whatever it may be. Another important lesson is dealing with and learning from failure. The book finishes with a photo gallery.
January 4, 2023
A few contradicting feelings surrounding this read but overall a 4 star for what I was looking to get out of it.
Look, Hall’s persona of the Beast to some might be cringe or come across as majorly egotistical but those who are in competitive sports realise just how important a persona like that can be to become the best of the best. It’s why so many pro athletes have little quirks or names that make them stand out, that get the crowd rooting for them more. Think of the ‘Mobot’ for Mo Farah or how about Dwayne Johnson as ‘The Rock?’
However, a lot of this book was written pre boxing match with Thor. That needs to be remembered and overall realised when reading. A lot of the chapters are geared to almost psyche himself up for it. Think how many times Hall references Ali putting out there that he was going to do something before he actually went and did it. A type of manifestation to the universe if you want to make it more ‘on trend.’ So yes, he mentions a lot that he was going to “be the best,” and “be up there with the greats,” because by putting that out there, he was not only being honest with us as readers as to the mindset he was in pre match but also giving himself the best chance possible of actually achieving it.
What I didn’t like was Hall constantly bringing up Thor and his hatred for him despite claiming to be “past it.” No one cares if you’re not past it, but what we do care about is being told you are when it’s so bloody obvious that you’re not.
I also didn’t care much for the constant repetitiveness of what he was saying. I felt like this book could have had so much more content, so much more of Hall’s wisdom thrown in it with much less repetitiveness. However, I will admit that in this style of book, for some readers this is a technique that will really work. The more information gets repeated, the more likely you are to take it in. He is giving valuable lessons within these chapters, ESPECIALLY for those in competitive sport like myself.
Ultimately, I went into this read expecting to find a justification for how hard I was pushing myself, motivation to provoke a new, harder level of discipline on myself and an entertaining read from one of my favourite sporting stars and yes, on all three counts it delivered that.
Look, Hall’s persona of the Beast to some might be cringe or come across as majorly egotistical but those who are in competitive sports realise just how important a persona like that can be to become the best of the best. It’s why so many pro athletes have little quirks or names that make them stand out, that get the crowd rooting for them more. Think of the ‘Mobot’ for Mo Farah or how about Dwayne Johnson as ‘The Rock?’
However, a lot of this book was written pre boxing match with Thor. That needs to be remembered and overall realised when reading. A lot of the chapters are geared to almost psyche himself up for it. Think how many times Hall references Ali putting out there that he was going to do something before he actually went and did it. A type of manifestation to the universe if you want to make it more ‘on trend.’ So yes, he mentions a lot that he was going to “be the best,” and “be up there with the greats,” because by putting that out there, he was not only being honest with us as readers as to the mindset he was in pre match but also giving himself the best chance possible of actually achieving it.
What I didn’t like was Hall constantly bringing up Thor and his hatred for him despite claiming to be “past it.” No one cares if you’re not past it, but what we do care about is being told you are when it’s so bloody obvious that you’re not.
I also didn’t care much for the constant repetitiveness of what he was saying. I felt like this book could have had so much more content, so much more of Hall’s wisdom thrown in it with much less repetitiveness. However, I will admit that in this style of book, for some readers this is a technique that will really work. The more information gets repeated, the more likely you are to take it in. He is giving valuable lessons within these chapters, ESPECIALLY for those in competitive sport like myself.
Ultimately, I went into this read expecting to find a justification for how hard I was pushing myself, motivation to provoke a new, harder level of discipline on myself and an entertaining read from one of my favourite sporting stars and yes, on all three counts it delivered that.
December 20, 2023
Loved it!
This is honestly a great motivational book. It gave me a lot of insight into Eddie, and I am now a big fan.
This is honestly a great motivational book. It gave me a lot of insight into Eddie, and I am now a big fan.
August 22, 2023
2.5 stars. I admire Eddie Hall for the person he is and his experiences. However, the writing was overly repetitive. Good for one time skim read and if you are already a fan of the man.
January 3, 2024
Lots of repetition
April 12, 2024
I was a bit disappointed with the book overall. I’m a big fan of Eddie Hall, but I just found the book a bit repetitive and I don’t feel like I learned much about him through the book.
January 22, 2025
Interesting to learn more about Eddie Hall but the book was very repetitive.
April 29, 2023
A very well written book. About a guy who was a mechanic in England in his younger days to now becoming one of the world's strongest men .
September 27, 2024
Really interesting & loved the interviews. Getting my mental game ready for the half marathon 😂
Thanks NG for the eAlc!
Thanks NG for the eAlc!
April 28, 2026
Really enjoyed this. Nice easy read written by a true champion. Legend!!
April 8, 2024
Ive vaguely followed Eddie Halls career over the years, and on receiving this book as a present I though it was going to be about his career in strongman, rather than his boxing match. To be blunt; the whole time I was reading this book I was wishing I was reading his earlier book about training for WSM.
That said it did have some interesting insights into Eddies life and though there was a lot of repetition and a lot of references to the aforementioned WSM, it was an interesting enough read.
That said it did have some interesting insights into Eddies life and though there was a lot of repetition and a lot of references to the aforementioned WSM, it was an interesting enough read.
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March 2, 2024
Easy reading and brutally honest.
The way it's laid out is perfect to read a section/chapter per night before bed.
Would recommend for anyone seeking motivation, even if you're not necessarily an Eddie Hall fan (I am BTW!).
The way it's laid out is perfect to read a section/chapter per night before bed.
Would recommend for anyone seeking motivation, even if you're not necessarily an Eddie Hall fan (I am BTW!).
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