Iceman (29 page)
Authors: Chuck Liddell
I
CAN'T REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED TO
me during my life. So I've got to thank all the people who helped me piece things together. First, as always, is my mom, Charlene Fisher. But no one would care what I have to say if not for the following people: Trista's mom, Casey Noland; Cade's mom, Lori Geyer; Nick Blomgren, who put me on the road to the UFC; Dana White, who helped guide my UFC career; John Hackleman and John Lewis, who are always in my corner; the guys I've trained with, Scott Adams, Antonio Banuelos, Scott Lighty, Ian Parkinson, Chuck Sandlin, Eric Schwartz, and Glover Texiera. I also need to thank the fans at Sherdog, whose stories provided great details of every fight written about in this book. And, of course, Erin Wilson, for supporting me during this project.
The book wouldn't have come together without my manager at Untitled Entertainment, Brad Marks; my literary agent, Richard Abate at Endeavor; Brian Tart, the president and publisher at Dutton; and his staff, including Erika Imranyi and Jessica Horvath. Thanks to them for pushing me to share my story.
CHUCK LIDDELL
first stepped into the Octagon in 1998 and became the UFC's light heavyweight champion in 2005, a title he held for two years. An accounting major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he still lives and trains in the SLO. Check out his Web site at www.mmajacked.com.
CHAD MILLMAN
, a deputy editor at
ESPN the Magazine
, is the author of
The Detonators
and
The Odds
and coauthor of
Invincible
and
Pickup Artists
. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife and two sons. Visit his Web site at www.chadmillman.com.