I'm Awesome: One Man's Triumphant Quest to Become the Sweetest Dude Ever

by Jason Ellis, Mike Tully

Overview

X Games skateboarder, pro mixed-martial-arts fighter, and outspoken SiriusXM satellite radio host Jason Ellis shares his jaw-dropping and inspirational life story—from the depths of addiction to the joys and ordeals of radio, fatherhood, and professional fighting—in his uncensored, no-holds-barred style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062098221
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/05/2013
Pages:	243
Sales rank:	445,133
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jason Ellis is a pro skater, host of SiriusXM's The Jason Ellis Show, and New York Times bestselling author of I'm Awesome: One Man's Triumphant Quest to Become the Sweetest Dude Ever. He lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to kick ass on a daily basis.

Mike Tully lives in Los Angeles. He can be heard daily on The Jason Ellis Show.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1

1 Things Really Sucked When I was Little 7

2 Then Again, They Were also Kind of Sweet 22

3 Skateboarding is Awesome 35

4 Getting the Fuck Out of Australia 48

Part 2

5 The First Time I Went to America was Awesome 61

6 But Then I Had to Go Back to Australia 75

7 My Three-Year Endless Summer 88

8 Fuck You Rollerbladers 100

9 Getting Paid, Finally 108

Part 3

10 Out with the Old Bitch, and in with the New 129

11 Ballin' 142

12 TV Dickhead 153

13 Cocaine is Really Bad for You 165

Part 4

14 Holy Shit, I've Got a Baby! 181

15 Bad Times 192

16 Radio Overlord 210

17 Harden the Fuck Up 226

Acknowledgments 244