Personal Essay About Wrestling

One thing that I have learned from wrestling is self-confidence. It is just me out there against my opponent and no one to help me. So I learned to believe in myself because I would accomplish things that I didn't think I could do. Last year I was wrestling a kid from Capital who won state the year before I was nervous to wrestle him. Well it was a close match and I was down by one point with only a few seconds left on the clock. But I finally just took my chance and hit a sweet double leg takedown to win the match. Wrestling has showed me that you are responsible for your own success. It has also taught me to take my shot no matter what. It doesn't matter the outcome whether it is winning or losing if I knew I put my all into what I just did. Then I would be proud and not hang my head and pout.

Wrestling over these four years in high school has also taught me a thing or two about discipline.
I have been wrestling since the 1st grade, and I know how mentally and physically demanding this sport is. So if I know someone is a wrestler I automatically have respect for that person. I know what they have probably been through to be the best they can possibly be. Especially after a hard fought match if I won or lose it doesn't matter I will shake that person's hand and say good match. I also feel like wrestling has humbled me and made me have a lot of respect for other people. Wrestling has taught me to be very competitive in everything I do. In the wrestling room I had to wrestle with my brothers. We battle it out every second and don't let up on each other because if we do we are letting the other person down and not helping them become better. Wrestling has also made me hate losing every time someone would take me down I would come at them even harder the next time to make sure I got the takedown and not them. The same goes with real life I don't ever want to be second to