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Rousey is also the daughter of an outlier. Her mom was the first female US Judo champion.

Her mother has also has earned a PhD.

So? Being a judo champion is a considerably bigger achievement than staying in school a few more years.

Brawn an brains. Plus, she is damn smart.

If getting a PhD were just a function of staying in school, a lot more people would have PhDs.

Allegedly her mother would wake her up in the middle of the night and force her to grapple until she got an arm-bar.