WRESTLING IS ALL HEART
Wrestling
is perhaps the purest form of athletic competition to exist in the realm of
organized sports. There are no bats or balls, or pucks or sticks, no team mates
to point a finger at if one looses a match. There‘s no time to rethink
strategy, regroup, or even catch your breath. When the referee says
“wrestle” everything fades from your mind. Nothing exists beyond the four
corners of the mat. It’s just you and your opponent out there, alone, locked
in a battle to see who will become the victor. Your whole being becomes immersed
in this struggle: your strength, your desire and your will to win all work
together in your attempt to emerge the champion.
Wrestling is a very intense, highly competitive sport. It teaches the wrestler to pull
from within themselves great power and strength, it forces the truly competitive
wrestler to push themselves both mentally and physically beyond what they once
thought possible. Of all the sports, wrestling is perhaps the best sport
for overall physical development because it involves all the muscle groups, and
requires the greatest balance of athletic skill. During training a wrestler
works on constantly improving their strength, flexibility, stamina, balance,
speed and technique.
Wrestlers learn the value of preparation and hard work, and the role it plays in achieving
one’s life goals. What wrestlers learn on the mat can be transferred to real
life experiences. Wrestlers are self reliant, they are mentally and physically
fit, they have a great work ethic, they are self disciplined, competitive and
responsible. Wrestlers also are goal oriented and very confident
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