Reach!: Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power

With an undefeated 100 boxing record, Laila Ali can definitely hold her own in the ring. She has received a firestorm of media coverage, and her recent bout with Jacqui Frazier was the most highly publicized female boxing fight ever. Now, she offers her formula for physical, emotional, and mental power in a motivational memoir that delivers 15 rounds of straight-talking, hard-hitting advice. She reveals how she overcame child abuse, weight issues, isolation, and overall bad behavior by tenaciously developing a talent that she enjoyedprofessional boxing. She demonstrates how to sidestep feelings of self-pity and defeatism and achieve success in all arenas: diet, family, personal relationships, physical training, and more. Combining spiritual inspiration with practical guidance, Laila Alis program will show readers of all ages and backgrounds how to transform the demons of self-doubt into positive, winning energy.

Laila Ali is a 23-year-old prize-winning professional boxer. She lives in Las Vegas, with her husband and promoter, former boxer Johnny "Yahyah" McClain. This is her first book. Author David Ritz is best known for co-writing the autobiographies of music legends B. B. King, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Jerry Wexler, Etta James and most recently, the Neville Brothers. He also wrote Divided Soul, which is the definitive biography of Marvin Gaye. He lives in Los Angeles.