Why Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Is The Highest Paid Movie Star In The World

He saved his mother’s life

People say they will do anything for their mothers, but Johnson really put this into practice and saved his mother’s life when he was a teenager. At 15-years-old, Johnson and his family were having a hard time as they had lost their family apartment and his mother tried to take her life.

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Johnson explained that she stopped their car on a Nashville highway and was about to walk into oncoming traffic. Dwayne’s instincts immediately kicked in and he grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back.