To Be the Man
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To Be the Man is an autobiographical book written by Ric Flair and Keith Elliot Greenberg, and edited by Mark Madden. It was published by WWE Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster in 2004.
The title was taken from Flair's famous catchphrase: "To be the Man, you gotta beat the man!"
[edit] Criticisms of wrestlers
To Be the Man received a lot of attention for his criticisms of certain wrestlers. Flair openly criticized Mick Foley, calling him a "glorified stuntman", in response to what Foley said about Flair in his book, Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks: "Flair was every bit as bad on the booking side of things as he was great on the wrestling side". Flair admitted that he wasn't a great booker, but he felt that he was insulted by Foley's remark.
Flair also criticized Bret Hart, and even accused him of using Owen Hart's death to "grind his axe with Vince". In response, Hart wrote a scathing rebuttal[1] debuking Flair's comments, while claiming to defend Foley and Randy Savage, another wrestler Flair criticized.
[edit] Praise of wrestlers
Among the list of wrestlers Flair had praise for in his book, they include:
- Harley Race
- Kurt Angle
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Terry Funk
- Ricky Steamboat
- The Undertaker
- The Rock
- Wahoo McDaniel
- Shawn Michaels
- Triple H
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