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I’ve also always had the inner drive to perform well athletically far beyond what I achieve academically. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the same success athletically, as I have had academically. I’ve come to enjoy athletics enormously. Athletics have become my teacher and the will to learn, thrive, and achieve more than where life’s circumstances have placed me.
In 6th grade, wrestling became my passion, weight-lifting came later. Both helped me to become the person that I am today.
In wrestling, participants face many opponents, but the greatest opponent that I have ever had to face is myself. Every day there is a battle to stay positive in the face of difficult adversity. When I want to give up the most, I push forward as I continue

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