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<\/a><\/a>\nBest known for his breakout role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV<\/i>, Lundgren rose to fame in the 1980s and went on to build a career spanning more than one hundred films. Over the decades, he has also worked as a producer, writer, and director, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in action cinema. In Fights Worth Fighting<\/i>, he moves beyond the image the public knows to share the story behind it.<\/p>
\nThe memoir traces Lundgren\u2019s path from his upbringing in Sweden to his early years as a chemical engineering student and martial arts champion, before his unlikely rise to international stardom. Along the way, he writes about the pressures of fame, the physical and emotional demands of a competitive industry, and the private struggles that shaped his outlook on success, identity, and survival.<\/p>
\nAt the heart of the book is Lundgren\u2019s reflection on resilience. As he faces one of the most serious challenges of his life, a battle with cancer, he examines what it means to keep moving forward when strength is tested in ways the world cannot see. Blending personal stories with practical lessons, Fights Worth Fighting<\/i> offers insight on discipline, mental toughness, emotional honesty, and the power of starting again.<\/p>
\n\u201cStrength isn\u2019t what most people think. For me it started as survival. I\u2019m excited to share my whole story. And the fights\u2026that were actually worth fighting,\u201d said Lundgren.<\/p>
\n\u201cThis is a deeply human story about resilience, discipline, reinvention, and the public and private battles that have shaped Dolph Lundgren into who he is today. With remarkable honesty, Dolph reflects on his journey from a shy engineering student to global action icon, while revealing the setbacks, doubts, and defining moments that forged his character along the way,\u201d said Austin Ross, Senior Acquisitions Editor of Harper Horizon. \u201cFights Worth Fighting<\/i> is an inspiring reminder that strength is not measured by fame or physical power alone, but by the courage to keep moving forward when life demands the most of us.\u201d<\/p>
\nMore than a Hollywood memoir, Fights Worth Fighting<\/i> is a message of perseverance for readers facing challenges of their own. The book will be available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook with Lundgren narrating. You can pre-order today at: fightsworthfighting.com<\/a>.<\/p> \nAbout Dolph Lundgren:<\/b><\/p> \nDolph Lundgren began his career earning a master\u2019s degree in chemical engineering and becoming a Fulbright scholar, military officer, and international black belt karate champion before switching tracks and entering the world of Hollywood as an action hero. His breakthrough came in Rocky IV<\/i> (1985) when he played the formidable Soviet boxer Ivan Drago opposite Sylvester Stallone, with whom he reunited onscreen in the blockbuster franchise The Expendables<\/i>.<\/p> \nAbout Harper Horizon:<\/b><\/p> \nHarper Horizon is a Nashville-based imprint of HarperCollins Focus focused on the stories, values and diverse voices of Americana and beyond, publishing authors such as Penn & Kim Holderness, Willie Nelson, Luke Russert, Robert Edsel, Nia Sioux, Leland Vittert and more. For more information, please visit www.harpercollinsfocus.com\/HarperHorizon<\/a>.<\/p> \nKevin Smith\n In Fights Worth Fighting: Finding Strength in Struggle, Lundgren invites readers behind the scenes of his storied Hollywood career and personal battles, sharing powerful lessons on resilience, identity, and finding true strength when it matters most.N…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12672,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12671\/revisions\/12672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}