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“Wrestling Saved My Life”: The Story of NY’s Top 99 Pounder, Brandon Nunez

TDR Editor’s Notes; An encouraging story about the positive impact wrestling has on the lives of young competitors. One of hundreds of thousands or possibly millions over time.
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Senior Brandon Nunez, the state’s top-ranked 99 pounder, began wrestling just a few years ago, as a freshman.  But even in a relatively short period of time, the sport’s impact on him has been tremendous. In fact, Nunez has gone as far as to say that wrestling “literally saved my life.”
“Where I grew up, it’s really tough out here,” he said. “A lot of people I know are in jail,  some are dead. Some kids aren’t in school. It’s rough. I feel like a lot of times you become who you hang around with. Wrestling kept me from hanging around with the wrong people. Rest of the story at …. http://www.newyorkwrestlingnews.com/news_article/show/759485?referral=rss&referrer_id=1024554&mc_cid=96b4b58fce&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 9, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized