Why wrestlers are forever in debt to the sport
Editor’s Note; Wrestling builds character in people. The goal and purpose in wrestling is to become better. A better person most of all.
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The dichotomy between wins and losses are simple: achievement & failure — yet that is the empowering nature of competition, there is much to be achieved through the failures. I’ve heard many times before that as wrestlers, as competitors, there are only fourteen guys in high school and ten in college that are truly fulfilled at the end of each season. They earned every inch of the tangible reward of a gold medal and the privilege to gracefully cheese for the cameras on top of the podium. The remaining use the feeling of those unaccomplished goals to keep them moving and fuel their drive to be one of those ten or fourteen guys. Rest of the story at https://medium.com/@pankil.chander/i-made-a-prosperous-voyage-when-i-suffered-shipwreck-2175945813d1?mc_cid=ba68df58b6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Smith’s heart attack proved value of wrestling
Editor’s Note; Wishing the best to Pat Smith and glad he can share his story with us. It does not seem that long ago when I saw him winning an NCAA title at Maryland (90), Oklahoma City (92) and in Chapel Hill (94) where he was the first to win 4 titles.
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By Mike Finn & Sandy Stevens, WIN Magazine
Trim and active, Pat Smith does a lot right: no smoking, doing drugs or drinking, and — as college wrestling’s first four-time NCAA champ from Oklahoma State and current head coach of the Arkansas Wrestling Academy — he definitely exercises. It took a near-fatal heart attack on July 4 to show him what he wasn’t doing. That day, Pat and his wife Chelsee and children Gus, 9, Boone Patrick, 7, and Justine, 4, made the 45-minute drive from their home in Little Rock to Hot Springs. They would swim, water ski and enjoy the evening’s festivities at the Lake Hamilton home of Greg and Lee Hatcher and their family. “Early that evening,” Pat recalled, “I was slaloming for probably 15 to 30 minutes, which takes a lot of energy. I felt totally fine.” Rest of the Story at https://www.win-magazine.com/2017/09/smiths-heart-attack-proved-value-of-wrestling/?mc_cid=6637ac9677&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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