DWAYNE

JOHNSON - ”THE
ROCK”
PERSONAL STRUGGLES

AS A KID, JOHNSON AND HIS MOTHER WERE EVICTED FROM THE STUDIO
THEY LIVED AT IN HONOLULU

WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE AND HIS PARENTS OFTEN MOVED AROUND A

LOT FROM CALIFORNIA TO NEW ZEALAND TO TEXAS

THIS WAS DUE TO HIS FATHER, ROCKY JOHNSON, WHO WAS A

PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER WHO TRAVELED THE CIRCUIT
• HE FAILED AT BECOMING A PRO-FOOTBALL PLAYER WHEN A BACK
INJURY SIDELINED HIM IN HIS SENIOR YEAR OF UNIVERSITY
PERSONAL ACHIVEMENTS

Johnson went from being so poor as a kid that he & his mother were evicted from their home,
to college football, to WWE, to Hollywood, to being the highest-grossing actor of 2013.

In spite of how he wasn’t able to become a pro-football player, he found his place in both
wrestling and acting.

• How he did it was through determination, perseverance, and in getting some great advice.
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• Although he was devastated, it made him work harder.