Personal Essay: The Wayne State Wrestling Career

Because my sophomore year of wrestling was over too i decided to do a lot of offseason wrestling. I really was able to fall in love with the sport and continue to get better and better. At the beginning of my junior year i was super

Within the writing “MY Short-Lived Career as a Female Wrestler” by Megan Koester is a very interesting and meaningful piece that talks about how things can be used to your advantage. Throughout the writing she talks about how she was a female wrestler, why she was one, and why she felt she was being given everything for doing nothing. I believe that what she is talking about is true, that she shouldn’t have received the things she did and that she should have had to actually work for the things she got. Two main points that the writer talks about is how she was given her choice of food after she went to a wrestling class, in this class she did terrible and still received the reward. She also talked about how she received a bronze metal within her weight class for losing all of her matches.

Megan Koester, author of “My Short-Lived Career as a Female Wrestler”, wrote this article to get our attention, get herself noticed as a writer, and make us laugh. The comical tale of this writer’s feral youth unfolds, using visualization, curse words, and funny anecdotes, as a timeline of her continued utter lack of physical prowess. From her “sociopath of a kindergarten teacher” giving tests in skipping (“to my Lou”), which she failed, to her ill-gotten bronze medal in wrestling, Koester consistently mocks herself in hopes of making her audience laugh along with her. This type of writing, labeled as confession articles, experiential writing, immersion reporting, or personal essays, is a growing trend in Journalism.

One thing I have a strong passion for in life is sports. My favorite one was volleyball. It taught me a lot about life and myself. My sophomore year I made varsity, but was upset when I sat the bench more than I played. However, I still pushed myself every practice and never gave up hope. This payed off because the next season I was a starter and a team captain. Being a student athlete has been an incremental part of who I have become in the future. I did not realize it at the time, but my participation in sports has affected my life in more ways than I thought. Consequently, sports have had a major influence on the career path I have chosen, and have also been a significant part of bringing my family together.

My first varsity college wrestling match was short but a success. Prior to the match we had to drive five hours to Olivet Michigan to wrestle in the tournament we were competing in. We left after class on Friday around 3:30, so we can get to the hotel and have time to relax. I was super enthusiastic all the way there. It was my first match on varsity in college! I knew I had to get the win to start off my college career.

I LOVE TO WRESTLING. I like pushing far beyond what my body can handle. It’s just a part of me now. Overcoming that was a process, but the after effect was worth every dried bone of it. It has helped me to target conquer my weakness, and also made what i now love so dearly.

I've been playing sports for about ten years, and always had quite the passion for it. I have play a couple sports, I played baseball for four years and i wrestled for about four also. Then i got into rodeo i've been riding horses ever since i was for but never really did much competing until i was around seven

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.

One of my dreams is to be a college wrestling coach when I get older. I know it would be really fun and there are of thing that makes this job great but also there are a lot of things that makes the job not so great.

This essay will be about how wrestling is the best sport. First off wrestling gets you in shape. Practices are so intense you can’t help but get in shape. You will be in the best shape of your life. Secondly every match and every tournament you meet really cool people every time. I met a big fella and he could play guitar, solved a rubiks cube in a minute flat, was a cheer leader, and was a good wrestler. This guy is my freaking role model. Oh, and he wore a cool hat. The third reason is its fun. When you go out on the mat getting ready to wrestle your adrenaline starts pumping and you go all out. The fourth reason is if you don’t like pants you’re golden because you’re

In the first 20 seconds of the match, I had the first take-down. I was working crossfaces, cheap tilts, and everything else I knew after my takedown. Then, I did what I do best and gave him a swift, hard crossface and cradeled him up. Squeezing with all my strength and might it took about 7 seconds of him being on his back and he was pinned! It took a total of 55 seconds to pin my first opponent at state.

I have always loved sports ever since I was a little kid. Some of my earliest memories are of playing soccer with my friends on a wet, cold spring day or hitting a ball off of a tee and feeling like it went a mile, when in reality it only went about fifty feet. Even to this day I still can never get enough of sports. I get about four weeks off out of the entire year where I’m not technically in a sport, but I’m still always practicing and trying to get better because that’s the only way I know. I love everything about sports: the friendships, the competition, the passion, the atmosphere, the unity. Sports are one of my true loves and they consume my life. It is this strong desire that I have for sports that has driven me to want to pursue a

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.

I believe wrestling is one of the hardest sports around the world. There are only a few who stick around throughout the season because they are willing to endure the pain. I had difficulties deciding which sport to play, and I chose the one that called out to me the most. I had difficulties throughout the season at first, and then I loved wrestling even more after it ended.

You are correct; you should leave your work at work to reduce stress. One reason that I choose this topic was to do just that. I wanted to write something non-law enforcement related. When I say the breathe, sleep and eat wrestling that is exactly what a wrestler does. A wrestler is the first one at the gym in the morning, one who is dedicated to what they do, one who will sacrifice everything to win their match. When you see a 12-14 year old kid trying to make weight right before a tournament and they are over weight, they are running in full sweat suits trying to shed one or two pounds to be able to wrestle, that is dedication to me. A wrestler is the young man or women in the gym on Friday night when all their friends and classmates