Why Wrestling Is Important To Me

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Participating in many sports has always been a great interest to me. I have played as many sports as possible my entire life. One particular sport really grabbed my interest, and that was wrestling. My dad got me into wrestling to help me become a better athlete in football. However, we quickly realized that I could excel in the sport and had a given talent.
The part I loved about wrestling the most was what it taught me about life. Wrestling greatly reflects the adversity and prosperity in life. Wrestling is an individual sport, just you and another opponent. There is no one that you can rely on: it. It is just yourself, so you can not blem your success or failures on anyone else. I loved the individualism about the sport. It taught me perseverance,

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