Terry Crews
April 2022
An actor best known for his action and comedy roles, including Brooklyn 99, Everybody Hates Chris, Idiocracy, The Expendables, and America’s Got Talent. He is also a former Old Spice model and NFL player.
From NFL-player-turned-actor Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with one elusive goal—and how, after looking for it in all the wrong places, he finally found it.
Terry Crews spent decades cultivating his famous bodybuilder physique and inexhaustible bravado. On the outside, he seemed invincible: he escaped his abusive father, launched a successful career in the NFL, then broke into the high-flying ranks of Hollywood, where he's now best known for his role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
But his fixation with appearing outwardly strong eventually turned into an exhausting performance in which repressing his emotions let them get the better of him—leading him into multiple addictions and threatening his most important relationships. .
Now Crews is sharing the raw, never-before-told story of his quest to find the true meaning of the word that has defined his life. In Strong, he examines six arenas of life where he desperately sought control—masculinity, religion, money, sex, experiences with racism, and friendships—and recounts the setbacks and victories he faced while uprooting toxic masculinity from his psyche and finally confronting his insecurities, painful memories, and limiting beliefs.
Crews' journey of transformation offers a model for anyone who considers themselves a “tough guy” but feels unfulfilled, anyone struggling with procrastination or self-sabotage, and anyone who admires Crews for his seeming invincibility.
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