Wrestler

Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy,

No activity I know is more of a confidence builder, 

And at the same time more ‘humility training’ than wrestling,

When you’re wrestling with life and/or yourself,

And getting the beat down, don’t forget to tag God in.

Wrestling has been a way of life with me day in and day out,

I won’t get too far away from it,

I might walk through the wrestling room once a week,

I could go every day if I wanted,

But just walk through, make sure it’s still there.

This is a sport (wrestling) that has turned many boys into men and many men into leaders,

And it is a sport in which you can be a giant regardless of how big you are,

The sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder,

Of the values and characteristics which are needed to succeed in any walk of life,

Much of what I have managed to achieve in life,

I owe directly to the years I spent in the wrestling room,

As an athlete and a coach,

Wrestling is a great educational tool.

Wrestling is not an action,

It is a sport,

Wrestling needs to be about the art form again,

It needs to be about painting a picture and having a really good match.

Wrestling and acting couldn’t be any more different in terms of what it takes to entertain,

Wrestling is explosion, acting is implosion,

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Take a strong wrestler, get them tired, and they aren’t as strong,

Take a quick wrestler, get them tired, and they aren’t as quick,

Take a technical wrestler, get them tired, and they aren’t as technical,

No matter what kind of wrestler, get them tired, and they aren’t as technical,

No matter what kind of wrestler, everyone is afraid of getting tired,

It’s those who learn to perform when they’re tired that find success.