American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football player
Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American actor, producer, social media star, wrestler and former football player. Is also known by his wrestling name "THE ROCK".
Dwayne was born in Alameda County, California on May 2, 1972. Spent his youth in New Zealand. Lived in Charlotte, North Caroline, Hamden, Connecticut. Attended High School in Honolulu and later in Nashville, Tennessee and Bethlehem, Pensylvania.
He was a football player until 1996, played for Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
In 1996, he decided to enter into professional wrestling. He won WWF Championship multiple times. The Rock has been listed as one of the all-time greatest professional wrestlers as well as one of the top draws in wrestling history.
Debuted in Hollywood in 2001 with The Mummy Returns. Starred in Fast and the Furious(2019), The Rundown (2003), San Andreas (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), Central Intelligence (2016), Pain and Gain (2013), Rampage (2018), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Moana (2016), Furious 7 (2015).
Johnson founder the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. A charity working with at-risk and terminally ill children. On October 2, 2007, he and his ex-wife donated $1 million to the University of Miami to support the renovation of its football facilities. The University of Miami renamed the Hurricanes' locker room in Johnson's honor. In 2017, he donated $25,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. In 2018, Johnson donated a gym to a military base in Oahu, Hawaii. After the 2018 Hawaii floods, he worked with Malama Kauai, a nonprofit organization, to help repair damages caused by the floods.
The rock is active in social media. As of 2021, his Instagram profile @therock has over 240 million subscribers, which makes him 4th the most followed influencer worldwide.
MotivationHard pastTimeDeterminationResiliencePastI like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.
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BodybuildingДогляд за собоюFitnessLifting weights is why I don’t need therapy today.
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WrestlingDeterminationTwo things happen when an athlete gets injured. Some guys say, ‘;F*ck it, I’m going to wait it out 3-4 months.’ But with me and lots of other athletes, you find your eighth or ninth gear – a gear you’ve never gone to before – and say, ‘I’m going to come back.’
WrestlingI’ve always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.
WrestlingPassionWWE is a space where I thrived, and I loved, and I still do. I love connecting with an audience; that is the greatest thing about going back to WWE.
DivorcePersonal GrowthYou don’t sign up for a divorce when you get married. It’s very painful. But it’s taught me a great deal about myself.
WrestlingWhen I was a kid at four years old, that’s when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that’s instilled in you, it never goes away.
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FootballPersonal GrowthValueFootball changed my life, it gave me a platform to get out my aggression, and it gave me a sense of value.
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Be yourselfEmpowermentSelf-AcceptanceAuthenticityIdentityIndividualityThe single most powerful thing I can be is to be myself.
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SuccessFocusAchievementEffortControlSuccess at anything will always come down to this: focus and effort. And we control both.
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SuccessConfidenceHard pastБоротьбаAmbitionDeterminationResilienceIn 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and I knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be.
SuccessHard workHard WorkDeterminationHumilityHungerThere is no substitute for hard work. Always be humble and hungry.
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