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Without Him I Would of Never Knew Growing up I had a role model. He is the most inspirational person I have ever had the chance of meeting. He took care of me when I was sick or when my parents would have to work late into the night, and honestly I am proud to say that this inspirational person is my older brother, Trey Hampton. Not only has my brother been there for me through thick and thin he even managed to introduced me to one of my greatest passions. My brother was a typical jock in high school and he even started out playing football for the Jay Bulldogs. It wasn’t in till his sophomore year in high school that he admitted he despised football and all he wanted to do was join the wrestling team. That fateful not only changed my brother’s life, but it also …show more content…

The joy in his eyes though made the hours we had to wait worth it. Watching my older brother out there in the center of mat fighting for a victory made my heart swell with pride, even when he lost. I fell in love with the sport. It never happened to cross my mind to actually join the team, however; I did the next best thing. When I was only twelve years old I joined the wrestling program the only way I thought I could. I became what my school calls a “Mat-Maid”. However, being so young I still could not help the team as much as I wanted to. I worked concussion stands and helped fundraiser that was it. It wasn’t in till my freshman year in high school that I learned what being a Mat-Maid truly means. When I became a high school Mat-Maid I was entrusted with a whole new list of responsibility's. Gone were the old days of working concussion stands at tournaments, that year I got promoted to a table worker. I learned how to manage a score book, how to record time, and I learned the sport from a perspective that I never thought I would get the opportunity

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