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It’s Not About You

It’s not about you. That’s right, this might be a hard pill to swallow, but wrestling is not about you. There will always be someone better or someone who has simply accomplished more. There will always be “phenoms” on the rise, other wrestlers who obtain the focus and attention of spectators around the country (or world). However, the fact that it’s not about you is not a suggestion to forgo wrestling glory. It’s not meant to stifle your passion and drive for greatness. If anything, it’s meant to release you. Your mind is freed from the belief that wrestling is about you, that it’s merely a resource for your own grandeur and self-fulfillment. In fact, only then can you really appreciate what is you are engaging.  

After obtaining the pinnacles of our sport, so many of our wrestling legends have discovered that the fulfillment is fleeting. Rather than experiencing lasting contentment, they desire more. And this is different from the desire to compete, or even a growing passion for the sport. It’s instead more in tune with initiating another campaign of self-fulfillment, a mission to feed their self-worth.  

Well, if wrestling is not about you, then who is it about? Or better yet, what is it? The answer is simple: Wrestling is a “gift”. It’s something to grow in. It’s something that provides the opportunity to experience real, tangible struggle, to test your body and push it to the limits – and not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as well. It encourages goal-setting and dedication to the task. It offers the ability to grasp what it feels like to succeed as well as fail – both of which are important in developing as a person of integrity, wisdom, and character. But most of all, wrestling is something to enjoy! Wrestling is something to embrace with delight and passion. It was never meant to serve as a measuring-stick of self-worth or a resource to obtain lifelong pleasure. Have many people gained considerable pleasure from what they’ve accomplished on the mat? Absolutely! But wrestling is bigger than them and their accomplishments. It doesn’t begin and end with Dan Gable, John Smith, Jordan Burroughs or Kyle Snyder. Wrestling is a gift that offers an unparalleled journey. Quite frankly, to wrestle is to be human. Struggle is a part of the human predicament in all its varying degrees and faces. And in the midst of struggle, we can experience overcoming it and enjoy moments of triumph. … more at … https://faithandwrestling.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/its-not-about-you/

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