Taking It To The Mat
Taking it to the Mat
In life there are events that I'll remember for the rest of my life, or forget the next day. But those that stick with me are the experiences that I've learned from the most.
To learn from an experience is to overcome a problem, a barrier, and an obstacle. One, which was set there for me to conquer by setting and reaching goals. And for those who say, " You learn from your mistakes, never quit, and never give less than you're best" I applaud them.
For seven years of my life, wrestling was my main focus in the winter season. The schedule was to wake up, go to school, skip lunch, go to practice, and finally go to bed as a daily routine for me. But as the years go on you become more accustomed to the routine and learn to like it. But to do all this, for so many years, eventually has to pay off.
I was a freshman in high school and pretty excited to see who my competition would be for gaining that varsity spot on the team. Every week during the season, we had what was called "Challenge Matches", and the winner of the match would reign in the varsity spot. I had won the varsity seat for the 119lb. weight class, as a freshman. That year I ended up going to regionals, which was a step away from the state tournament. Simply put in chronological order I placed fourth at the District tournament. Then lost two matches at regionals, which knocked me out of the tournament. But throughout the year the coaches had us write out goals that we had for the team and for ourselves. That year my goal was to give the team everything I had to offer.
As the years went on and the weight went up, the matches became a little more vigorous and challenging as the intensity and strength in the matches also became more challenging. During my sophomore and junior year I created more specific goals such as, never get pinned, wrestle till the whistle, get the first point, etc. I would keep these goals in mind during each match. And for...
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