How Wrestling Is A Sport

Maintaining weight is what makes wrestling truly differ from the rest. Maintaining weight is probably one of the greatest reasons it is considered the hardest. People think wrestlers

In physical education we were put to do the mile I was always second to last if not last I wasnt made fun of but I didnt really good about myself. As the years went on I was still fat couldn’t do anything until sophomore year of high school is where it all changed. I remember it quite clearly as if it was yesterday I was sitting in my math class when one of classmates had large number pinned to his bag and a uniform on that hadn’t seen before. That's when I got curious and asked what sport was all this for he then explained it was for cross country and that I should join it would be fun. It turns out that the season was about to end so it was to late to join so I had to wait for next year so I did. I went my junior in the summer since that's when they practiced and ran for the first time. After this first run I thought I was going to literally die and didn't want to this any more and to top it off all the guy runners who I thought that were slow beat one by one. This is where I decided I wasn't going to be last or lose a race to anyone. I practiced the whole year and did track top it off. Now the summer of my senior year was very motivational since I got up early ran and did this everyday till school started to be the best of my high school. Well the season would begin and I was breaking my school records and receiving medals from invitationals and

The weather was glorious. About 90 degrees, with nothing but sun shine! Not even a cloud in sight. I jumped out of bed, and made my way to the bathroom down the hall. As I was finishing with brushing my teeth, I spit in the sink, looked at myself in the mirror with a stern glance and said, “You made it”. After all, I was only 2 short hours from making my way to the Minnesota Vikings first training camp practice of the 2001 NFL season, located near the hotel I was staying in, in Mankato. Although, that wasn’t the only reason why I credited myself. I have been known to struggle with my weight in the past, but I felt good

A popular saying around every gym, field, track, and weight room is that it, no matter what activity “it” is that a sportsman is participating in, is ten percent physical and ninety percent mental. For the kids who hear this daily, it is nothing more than a hollow statement a coach says to make them feel better about being physically subordinate to their opponents. I have heard this mantra throughout my life on the baseball field, football field, track, gymnasium, in the weight room, and on the wrestling mat. Just like those poor aforementioned kids being yelled at by their coach, this statement just bounced off me, never finding a sticking place among all my doubt and insecurity. Nowhere was this more true that on the wrestling mat; Coach Jaimez has told my teammates and I this countless times, and not once throughout my first four years of wrestling did this ever sink in. I am ashamed of this, as those athletes in the know, whether they be in High School or draped in their nation’s flag competing for a gold medal, know that this statement could not be more true for the sport of wrestling. Wrestling is a mental sport that is determined by a competitor’s decision to focus on himself rather than his opponent and the competitor’s confidence in himself and his potential to succeed.

Cutting weight is a common practice in the sport of wrestling. In fact, wrestlers have been shedding pounds to qualify for lower weight classes since the NCAA made wrestling a sport in 1928. Prior to any match, disciplined wrestlers will subject themselves to grueling workouts in rubber suits and overheated rooms. The wrestlers try to sweat the weight off, risking severe dehydration all for the

Baseball is considered a sport however, unlike other sports it’s not an entertaining game, baseball is the most boring sport you will watch on TV, also it is season is too long and most of the players are out of shape.

My first memory of wrestling was in fourth grade when I was wrestling someone who was way bigger than me. He just kicked my butt.

Although there are legendary figures in sports that I could aspire to be as proficient as them, I’m more in favor of playing sports as a hobby. My brothers were the ones to introduce wrestling to me, and over the years it has grown onto me. For me, wrestling dismisses the notions of joining other sports like Football and Baseball that I don’t have any notable natural ability to play. With it being one of the only physical activities I do, during the wrestling season it is the only time that I am truly dedicated to staying fit and healthy. With the sport’s rigorous training, it teaches discipline, while building up willpower.

The Truth about wrestling is that it's tougher than it looks for sure. I’ve been doing to for about three years now and well it's been the best thing to happen to me. When you're a freshman in high school coming out of a failed football season. And your friends talking you into doing wrestling. Well I was hooked by the awesome time and funny atmosphere back in freshman the team was fun and the seniors were even better. Out of the three captains Jamie, Mike, Brody. Jamie and Brody were the best and they knew just about every move their was. I will always look back to my freshman year in wrestling because there hasn't been a year like it since. Though it was tough always going out there and wrestling a senior or Junior, I never really care about

Wrestling in my opinion is the hardest sport in the world. It is one of the few sports that only contains yourself, and an opponent trying to stop you from succeeding. I started wrestling when I was only five years old. My dad was the one that got me into wrestling because of his love for the sport and from his previous knowledge. Wrestling ran in the

Who knows if wrestling yourself is harder than wrestling others? My passion, ever since I stepped on a wrestling mat, is wrestling. Every single person was a novice, with a month advantage, and so I challenged each individual as my panacea to all my anger, sadness, stress and loneliness. The first day I made a huge impression on my coach. I hip-tossed other wrestlers and heard, “I can’t breathe, get off of me!” My skill was acknowledged as a suitable wrestler, meaning that I have heart, spirit, strength, speed, and skill. As a team we each played a role, we had to work hard, go to practice or Beat the Streets, win matches, and, ultimately, not get pinned. The most difficult task was to be in our own designated weight class; we had to control

With the removal of wrestling from the Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also taking away many dreams for young wrestlers all over the world. Wrestling is a very mentally and physically challenging sport. “More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill, none have wrestled without pride”(Dan Gable).To become successful at it, one must practice regularly and put in a large amount of work. In the United States alone there are over 260,000 wrestlers who have put in this work and dedication. Yet, this is only a small portion of the wrestlers in the world. With this being a small example of the world, it is hard to not think of the multitudes of young Olympic hopefuls whose dreams are being crushed with the removal of wrestling from the Olympics.

Those who have wrestled will tell you wrestling remains as one’s lifestyle, and they speak the truth. Wrestling has been a large part of my life from as early as I can remember. The MacNellis family holds the sport and all it teaches as sacred to life, and my dad being a nine year wrestler, it was forced upon us all. The cycle consisted of my dad beating up on my 2 older brothers playfully, holding nothing back, and they would both beat me up not so playfully. I was a crybaby, a momma’s boy, and a tattle tale. Each time Harrison, the middle child, would beat me up, I would go and cry to my momma. Of course, being a mother, she would coddle me and yell at Harrison for being mean to her poor little baby. I had no urge to fight back because

It was around the date of May, 2016, when I started to realize that I wanted to do something about my weight. It wasn’t like I was super obese or something, but I knew that I could look better. There was just this one day where I thought to myself, “Damn Conner, It’s about time to start looking good and be healthy before it gets too out of hand’. So I first started to walk 30 minutes each day while watching a movie and then it moved on to going on the elliptical at house for 30 minutes almost everyday. My mindset level was that I was losing weight which don’t get me wrong, that is a great mindset level, but that was like my second month of working out.

Although professional wrestling is a sport of high judgement and critisism it is still a well respected sport with a fascintating history dating back to the seventeenth century. Professional wrestling has a misconception that it is not currently and never was a legitiment sport. However the history of professional wrestling proves otherwise. After hundreds of thousands of years professional wrestling has evolutionized itself into something that is larger than life.