Freestyle Wrestling
Cody Lawrence
Robert Grundbrecher
English 1; Wednesday
03/06/2013
Wrestling
The sport of wrestling helped mold me into the man I am today. Wrestling can be more than just a sport, as it was to me. Wrestling teaches young boys, and girls discipline, self respect, and hard work. Wrestling definitely gave me an entirely new understanding as to what hard work and dedication meant. I never could have possibly imagined that a sport could impact my life as much as wrestling did. I am extremely grateful for everything my coaches taught me. They not only taught me how to wrestle, they taught me how to be a man also. In the 7th grade I tried out for the middle school basketball team. I didn’t make the team, so I decided to try out for the wrestling team. I was in pretty good shape going into the first practice but had no idea what I was getting myself into. It was an excruciating first practice with a lot of running, push-ups, and drills that consisted of constant movement. I was hooked though I loved the idea of one on one combat. When the referee blew the whistle, no one could help me, if I wanted to win I had to rely on myself. After my first wrestling season came to an end, I was much more confident in myself. Not only was I in better physical shape, the mental toughness that came with the sport transferred to my academics. By the time I was in the 8th grade my skills had drastically increased. I was pinning nearly every opponent within the first round of the match. I was a team captain and one of the team’s hardest workers. My teammates looked up to me, and I was genuinely proud of myself. Nothing made me feel better than hearing the referee’s hand slap the mat indicating a pin. By the end of my middle school career I became extremely confident in myself. It felt good realizing that hard work pays off. I finished third in the final tournament and I was really proud of that. Going into high school I was a bit overconfident, I thought I was unbeatable. I
Robert Grundbrecher
English 1; Wednesday
03/06/2013
Wrestling
The sport of wrestling helped mold me into the man I am today. Wrestling can be more than just a sport, as it was to me. Wrestling teaches young boys, and girls discipline, self respect, and hard work. Wrestling definitely gave me an entirely new understanding as to what hard work and dedication meant. I never could have possibly imagined that a sport could impact my life as much as wrestling did. I am extremely grateful for everything my coaches taught me. They not only taught me how to wrestle, they taught me how to be a man also. In the 7th grade I tried out for the middle school basketball team. I didn’t make the team, so I decided to try out for the wrestling team. I was in pretty good shape going into the first practice but had no idea what I was getting myself into. It was an excruciating first practice with a lot of running, push-ups, and drills that consisted of constant movement. I was hooked though I loved the idea of one on one combat. When the referee blew the whistle, no one could help me, if I wanted to win I had to rely on myself. After my first wrestling season came to an end, I was much more confident in myself. Not only was I in better physical shape, the mental toughness that came with the sport transferred to my academics. By the time I was in the 8th grade my skills had drastically increased. I was pinning nearly every opponent within the first round of the match. I was a team captain and one of the team’s hardest workers. My teammates looked up to me, and I was genuinely proud of myself. Nothing made me feel better than hearing the referee’s hand slap the mat indicating a pin. By the end of my middle school career I became extremely confident in myself. It felt good realizing that hard work pays off. I finished third in the final tournament and I was really proud of that. Going into high school I was a bit overconfident, I thought I was unbeatable. I