Although Fisk learned a great deal in sciences and arts, he became particularly fascinated by political science. ![]() He became self-taught, acquiring or borrowing (or sometimes outright shoplifting) books from libraries or bookstores in whatever he could find. Being from a poor family, Fisk's formal education was limited. In addition to his devotion to physical strength, Fisk realized the importance of intelligence. His sumo training probably led to his interest in the Orient, which would manifest itself in other ways. ![]() Hence, he fanatically trained himself in various methods of bodybuilding and personal combat, finally concentrating on the Japanese art of sumo. From the start, Fisk was determined to be the best in whatever he did, and he believed physical strength to be a major factor in building power in the underworld. Wilson Fisk was impoverished as a child, has claimed his father was a crack addict and committed his first murder when he was twelve. He has described himself, however as having been "an unpopular, blubbery child" before he began his lifelong pursuit of bodybuilding. Very little is known about the Kingpin before he first took command of the East Coast mobs.
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