You find your self hunched over, pacing in circles, sweat dripping from every poor. Eyes locked with your opponent, the unspoken feeling you exchange can be described as nothing less than hatred. He steps, you flinch, you step, he flinches, and these fearful acts of aggression only contribute to the speed of your already pounding heart. That's when you realize, you"re not in hell, you are in a wrestling match, and it isn't over yet.
When I was growing up I didn't play the more popular sports like baseball or football, I wrestled. Most average kids may not understand, Wrestling is intense. A person who wrestles is pitted against one person, not a team. On the mat, a wrestler is determined to win, he is a gladiator out to kill.
By the Seventh grade I was well into my novice wrestling career, and pretty good too. Winning match after match, I began to feel confidence, something I had never felt through sports before. There was something in my opponent's face when I pinned him, that really let me know I had won. Not me and five other guys, just me. And I didn't just make the ball go through the hoop more times, I had forced this person to the ground against all their will and strength, until they were stuck. We would both push with all our force, our faces inches apart. The situation was more like hand-to-hand combat than "sport". .
As the months moved forward, my new confidence began to fade. Spring was coming, and that meant Regionals. The Regional wrestling tournament is an elimination style tournament for all of the wrestlers in your region (about the size of a county.) If you won this tournament, you would go to a larger tournament called Sectionals, where all the winners of the regions would match each other. Finally, if you still won, you would go on to wrestle in the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation State Tournament. The winner of this tournament is proclaimed the best wrestler in the entire state, for his weight class.
WRESTLING Wrestling was much more than a sport it helped form my personality. Before I was a wrestler I was just another confused kid. ... I had to wrestle guys that were two times my size and most of them had wrestled for years. ... But it did improve my wrestling so much. ... I had my doubts about wrestling my freshman year. ...
The World of Wrestling as written by Roland Barthes tries to explain to the reader that fantasy and reality are interconnected. ... But they are able to release some of these emotions through the wrestlers numerous masks. ... It appears that the spectator makes a connection to wrestling as if taking a step back and seeing the wrestlers as a mere reflection to the fan's societal package. ... "What does The World of Wrestling Imply, Main Premise"? ... I believe the author tried to convey why wrestling fans are drawn to the unrealistic world of wrestling. ...
There is no other sport out there like wrestling. ... There is no better feeling for a wrestler than that. ... Wrestling is a huge psychological mind game. ... If you are not a wrestler you might not know that wrestlers cut weight. ... Wrestling has taught me just a small part of who I am today. ...
Hidden Myths of Professional Wrestling WWE's core assets are their wrestlers. ... Many times the wrestlers are simply "worn-out". ... House shows are wrestling events that are not televised. ... You wrestle a match and leave the arena by 10:00. ... It isn't impossible to become a wrestler. ...
By taking a deeper look into the history, life of the wrestlers, and some traditions of the sport of sumo wrestling, a person can see a unique set of rules and beliefs set by the sport itself. ... Most of the wrestlers begin training in their mid-teens. ... Top divisions are made up of forty wrestlers. ... Only wrestlers in the top two divisions ever receive a salary for what they do. ... Traditions and rituals play a very important role in the sport of sumo wrestling. ...
Professional wrestling has been around since the 1800's premiering as a circus act. ... What is the reason for this massive increase in viewership for professional wrestling? ... My love for professional wrestling took off when I was seven years old in 1998. ... Is professional wrestling a professional sport or professional entertainment? ... " Those power-hungry executives loved professional wrestling exactly for this reason and aired wrestling on their show at one time or another, with the longest-running show being aired by the infamous DuMont Television Network from the Marigo...
This place gives me nerves from past tournaments that I had wrestled in that left me with a 0-2 win-loss record. ... Brandon and Tanner, my wrestling buddies; who are out of my league in terms of wrestling experience and knowledge, came with me to the tournament. "Hey guys, are you nervous to wrestle today. ... "Ready, wrestle!" ... Not from the pain of the injury, but from knowing that I won't be able to wrestle side by side with my wrestling teammates when it may matter most. ...
The committee that forms the CPOW is highly respected throughout the wrestling community, most with deeply celebrated wrestling backgrounds. ... Wrestling, field hockey, and modern pentathlon were the three sports in the last round, and wrestling received the final terminating vote. ... Olympic Wrestling Will Not Tap-Out Many images of early Olympic Games contain athletes competing in the ancient sport of wrestling. ... With wrestling being one of the most deeply rooted events at the Olympic Games, the decision to remove it shocked the wrestling community. ... The IOC intends to replace wrest...
