Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where’s the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life (larger than life)
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There’s someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the end of the night
Up Where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear that there’s someone somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like a fire in my blood
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the end of the night
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I’m holding on for a hero ’til the morning light
He’s gotta be sure
And it’s gotta be soon
And he’s gotta be larger than life
Warrior Quote To Live By: "By definition, if you don't stand up for anything you stand for nothing" - Paul Timmins
“That which does not kill me, only makes me stronger.” - Frederich Nietzche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, using a distinctive German language style and displaying a fondness for aphorism. Nietzsche’s influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism. His style, and radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth, raise considerable problems of interpretation, generating an extensive secondary literature in both continental and analytic philosophy. Nonetheless, his key ideas include interpreting tragedy as an affirmation of life, an eternal recurrence that has become subject to numerous interpretations, a rejection of Platonism, and a repudiation of (especially 19th-century) Christianity.
Nietzsche began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. In 1889 he exhibited symptoms of a serious mental illness, living out his remaining years in the care of his mother and sister until his death in 1900.
Warrior Quote To Live By: "Real men and women that truly possess the warrior spirit are not made for safe havens. With these types of extraordinary individuals the fullness of life is best experienced in the hazards of life" - Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527)
“In order to make extreme money, one must take extreme chances.” - Don King (August 20, 1931 - )
ABOUT THIS WARRIOR:
Donald “Don” King, is an American boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality.
Prior to entering the world of boxing, King lived in Cleveland, Ohio. After dropping out of Kent State University, he ran an illegal bookmaking operation,(illegal gambling operation) and was charged for killing two men (two separate incidents 13 years apart). The first was determined to be justifiable homicide despite the fact that King had shot the man in the back. King was convicted of second degree murder for the second killing, in which King beat to death an employee who owed him money. In an ex parte meeting with King’s attorney, the judge reduced King’s conviction to manslaughter for which King served just under four years in prison.King entered the boxing world in his hometown of Cleveland. After convincing Muhammad Ali to box a charity exhibition for a local hospital, with the help of singer Lloyd Price, King began one of history’s most successful careers in boxing promotion. King had access to investors, whose money he would need to cover expenses, but he was inexperienced in the fight game. Don Elbaum, who already had a stable of fighters in Cleveland and years of experience in boxing, agreed to form a partnership with King.
In 1974, King negotiated to promote a heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in (DR Congo) Zaire, popularly known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.” The fight between Ali and Foreman was a much-anticipated event. King’s rivals all sought to promote the bout, but King was able to secure the then-record $10 million purse through an arrangement with the Zaire government.
King solidified his position as one of boxing’s preeminent promoters the following year with the third fight between Ali and Joe Frazier in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, which King deemed the “Thrilla In Manila.” Aside from promoting the premier heavyweight fights of the 1970s, King was also busy expanding his boxing empire. Throughout the decade, he compiled an impressive roster of fighters, many of whom would finish their career with Hall of Fame credentials. Fighters like Larry Holmes, Wilfred Benitez, Roberto Duran, Salvador Sanchez, Wilfredo Gómez, and Alexis Arguello would all fight under the Don King Productions promotional banner in the 1970s.
For the next two decades, King continued to be among boxing’s most successful promoters. Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Aaron Pryor, Bernard Hopkins, Ricardo Lopez, Felix Trinidad, Terry Norris, Carlos Zarate, Azumah Nelson, Andrzej Gołota, Mike McCallum,Gerald McClellan and Meldrick Taylor are some of the boxers who chose King to promote many of their biggest fights.
Outside of boxing, he also managed the Jacksons’ 1984 Victory Tour.
“Just because someone is related to you by blood that doesn’t make them family. UNCONDITIONAL love, loyalty and support is what makes one family in our brotherhood. All of you judgmental self-righteous hypocrites wonder why we are so strong and how our numbers keep growing. We offer a loyal family structure for the true warriors that are often condemned by your so called society.” - “Sonny” Barger (October 8, 1938 - )
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Ralph Hubert “Sonny” Barger (born October 8, 1938 in Modesto, California) is a founding member (1957) of the Oakland, California, U.S. chapter of Hells Angels.
Barger was one of the Hells Angels present at the The Rolling Stones’ Altamont Free Concert in 1969. He is also famous for his appearance in Hunter S. Thompson’s widely read account of life within the club, Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
Sonny Barger is also the author of four books: Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club, Freedom: Credos from the Road, Dead in 5 Heartbeats and 6 Chambers, 1 Bullet. He was editor for the book Ridin’ High, Livin’ Free. Barger has appeared as an extra in the films Hells Angels on Wheels and Hell’s Angels ‘69.
In 1983, Barger was diagnosed with throat cancer, caused by years of heavy smoking. As a result, his vocal cords were removed and subsequently as a laryngectomee he has learned to vocalize using the muscles in this throat.
In 1988, Barger was sentenced for conspiring to blow up the clubhouse of a rival motorcycle club, the Outlaws in Louisville, Kentucky, and spent 4 years in federal prison in Arizona.
As of 2007, Barger is still an active member of the Hells Angels in the Cave Creek Chapter (Phoenix, Arizona), having moved there from Oakland in 1998. He is reported to have owned 10 to 12 motorcycles throughout his life, and currently rides a Harley Davidson
“Never casually schedule something for tomorrow if it can be accomplished today. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.” - Genghis Khan (1162 - 1227)
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Negative views of Genghis Khan are very persistent with histories written by many different cultures, from various different geographical regions. They often cite the cruelties and destructions brought upon by Mongol armies. However, other authors cite positive aspects of Genghis Khan’s conquests.
Genghis Khan is credited with bringing the Silk Road under one cohesive political environment. This allowed increased communication and trade between the West, Middle East and Asia by expanding the horizon of all three areas. Some historians have noted that Genghis Khan instituted certain levels of meritocracy in his rule, and was tolerant of different religions. In much of modern-day Turkey, Genghis Khan is looked on as a great military leader, and it is popular for male children to carry his title as name.
Genghis Khan is now widely regarded as one of Mongolia’s greatest and most legendary leaders. He is responsible for the emergence of the Mongols as a political and ethnic identity. He reinforced many Mongol traditions and provided stability and unity during a time of great uncertainty, due to both internal and external factors. He is also given credit for the introduction of the traditional Mongolian script and the creation of the Ikh Zasag, the first written Mongolian law.
There is a chasm in the perception of his brutality - Mongolians maintain that the historical records written by non-Mongolians are unfairly biased against Genghis Khan; and that his butchery is exaggerated, while his positive role is underrated.
Warrior Quote To Live By: "Brothers and sisters truly possessing the ZULU Warrior spirit follow laws and rules if they fit into their personal belief system, yellow belly cowards and Uncle Tom’s follow laws and rules out of fear of imprisonment never questioning their fairness or value" - Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
“FEARLESS warriors of today, embrace your true nature and recognize Peter the pig and cracker Jack for what they truly are, show them that you have progressed from your sacred Watusi spears to shiny Uzi carbines. Power to the people!” - Huey Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989)
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Huey Percy Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a black internationalist and racial equality organization that began in October 1966.
Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana to Amelia and Walter Newton, a sharecropper and Baptist minister; he was the seventh and youngest child in his family. Newton’s family moved to Oakland, California when he was three. Despite completing his secondary education at Oakland Technical High School, Newton did not know how to read. During his course of self-study, he struggled to read Plato’s Republic, which he understood after persistently reading it through five times. This success, he told an interviewer, was the spark that caused him to become a leader.
Warrior Quote To Live By: "FEARLESS warriors of today, embrace your true nature and recognize Peter the pig and cracker Jack for what they truly are, show them that you have progressed from your sacred Watusi spears to shiny Uzi carbines. Power to the people!" - Huey Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989)
“Brothers and sisters truly possessing the ZULU Warrior spirit follow laws and rules if they fit into their personal belief system, yellow belly cowards and Uncle Tom’s follow laws and rules out of fear of imprisonment never questioning their fairness or value” - Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
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Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 - February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an American Black Muslim minister and a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
After leaving the Nation of Islam in 1964, he made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He also founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year later, he was assassinated in Washington Heights on the first day of National Brotherhood Week.
Historian Robin D.G. Kelley wrote, “Malcolm X has been called many things: Pan-Africanist, father of Black Power, religious fanatic, closet conservative, incipient socialist, and a menace to society. The meaning of his public life - his politics and ideology - is contested in part because his entire body of work consists of a few dozen speeches and a collaborative autobiography whose veracity is challenged. Malcolm has become a sort of tabula rasa, or blank slate, on which people of different positions can write their own interpretations of his politics and legacy. Chuck D of the rap group Public Enemy and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas can both declare Malcolm X their hero.
Warrior Quote To Live By: "Brothers and sisters truly possessing the ZULU Warrior spirit follow laws and rules if they fit into their personal belief system, yellow belly cowards and Uncle Tom’s follow laws and rules out of fear of imprisonment never questioning their fairness or value" - Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
