Narrative Essay About Wrestling

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With wrestling, it has opened my eyes to a lot of things. To be honest, I wasn't very good at the beginning. I would have never guessed I would ever win a state championship let alone a first place trophy. Throughout my elementary wrestling career, I only got one first place trophy and three second place trophies. That was pretty bad regards to everyone else. After I moved schools going into seventh grade after my mom moved in with her new boyfriend at the time, I struggled with sports and trying to get back in rhythm with everything. My two years of wrestling at Royalton, I wasn't that great like before. In eighth grade, I started to develop and grow quite a bit. I wasn't the best at my weight class but I started to feel like I was beginning …show more content…
Next stop, state. At the state tournament down in Rochester, it was a completely different atmosphere and pressure that I never faced before. I came into the tournament ranked as the fifth seed. I thought to myself that it's just a number. I surprised myself with a quick three wins right away. That was the end of the two day tournament excluding the team section. My first match the second day determined if I was going to wrestle for the championship or not. It was a exciting but very close match but I again pulled off the win. I walked off the mat still in shock that I, the kid who has barely ever won a first place trophy or medal ever in my life. About two hours later, it was my turn to wrestle for the state championship. The environment was electric and it was crazy to see how many fans came down to cheer me on and how many other people were down there to watch. I took me a while to focus at the task at hand and to get the job done. I still remember sitting in the silent hallway, coach giving the the very humble and meaningful talk he gave me before the most important match in my life, even to this day. When I went into the area to face my
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