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Corey’s Stories: ‘The sport of wrestling itself is such a metaphor for life’

Norm Pulver knew from a young age that he’d have to figure out his financial path to college — and wrestling provided him with a vehicle to get there. He wrestled in the mid-1980s at Linden High School in Michigan and he savored the uncompromising nature of the sport. He appreciated its challenges.  “The sport of wrestling itself is such a metaphor for life,” he said. “I grew up in an area that was socioeconomically depressed. I can count on one hand how many college graduates there are in my family.”
Pulver wanted to attend college and the Army’s G.I. Bill provided him with the ability to do that. Wrestling gave him the ability to withstand basic training, service in the Gulf War, the frigid nights and scorching days in Saudi Arabia and the spartan lifestyle of a soldier. “Grit, determination and (my) twisted sense of humor probably started on a wrestling mat,” said Pulver, who now is a charge nurse in a Level 4 trauma center in El Paso, Texas. He sees and treats people in dire, immediate need.  “I gravitate towards doing most things myself,” he said. “But I still appreciate working as a team. (That’s why) wrestling suited my personality even before I understood myself. “At work I’m in charge of everyone except the surgeon and anesthesiologist. You’d be surprised how many people (surgery) takes. I like the organization and making it work. One case at a time.”  The wrestling analogy with his work today is clear: One case at a time. Overlook nobody.  Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1573683951323&twSessionId=qudexlwije&postId=1744653132&mc_cid=c2d2591d06&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

November 19, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized