My opponent and I were physically tired and mentally drained. For the past five and one half minutes we had given each 150%, pushing each other beyond human limits. This is what my opponent and I spent the entire season training and practicing for. As we walked to center circle, we exchanged looks. By the look I saw on his face I knew that we had earned each others mutual respect. However now it was time to put the respect aside and find out who would give in first. I got down in the coaches position and the whistle blew. Suddenly I found myself being turned to my back. I struggled with all my remaining strength. I thought to myself "Should I just let him pin me and end this match? Hell no!" I had spent all season preparing for my moment in the spotlight and now that I was on the brink of failure there was no way that I was going to let this go. Suddenly I let out a scream and rolled him over. There I was, now in control of the match with about: 20 seconds remaining. I squeezed him as hard as I could when the referee slammed his hand to the mat. Finally I had placed in a tournament after two years of losing in the finals. To most people placing in a J.V. tournament is not really a big deal, but to me it was my greatest accomplishment. .
In life there are times when you are faced with adversity or a challenge. Through wrestling in high school I have learned many tools to face these challenges. I have learned discipline, respect, commitment, success, failure, how to take risks, and I gained confidence in myself. .
You might be asking yourself "What does this have to do with being accepted to college?" The answer for this is very simple "Everything!". For the past four years at St. Peters Prep I have worked to get where I want to be. Since I joined wrestling, I became more of a risk taker. The risk I am demonstrating right now is risking rejection from ______________. I am lying myself on the line for denial to __________.
