- Jun 12, 2014
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So, during the Speith meltdown during the Master's.... several people in the box started sharing stories of similar meltdowns or a specific weak performance from back in the day that still haunts them. I thought it would be fun to read some other tales.
I'll start. I was a pretty successful high school wrestler in the 6A, 119 weight class. (Maintaining that weight my senior year was a challenge). Won district championship my soph and junior year, won regions junior year, wrestled in the state tourney twice (top 16 in the state). I beat this one kid from Flecher HS 5 times over the years. He was always scrappy, but I had his number. Senior year, district championship, in my own ****ing gym at Forrest... it's him and me in the finals. He won on points, in double overtime. I was obviously the favorite and everyone cheers for the underdog. The gym-full crowd erupts in a deafening roar of cheers and applause when he wins.
About 15 years after graduation, I stopped by Forrest to say hi to the wrestling coach. He said he tells that story of that gym erupting in applause to every class.
I still think about that one match and that dude. Most people on here know I am a runner now. When I am training, and I am hurting, and I need a break.... I think about that ****er for a mental edge.
I'll start. I was a pretty successful high school wrestler in the 6A, 119 weight class. (Maintaining that weight my senior year was a challenge). Won district championship my soph and junior year, won regions junior year, wrestled in the state tourney twice (top 16 in the state). I beat this one kid from Flecher HS 5 times over the years. He was always scrappy, but I had his number. Senior year, district championship, in my own ****ing gym at Forrest... it's him and me in the finals. He won on points, in double overtime. I was obviously the favorite and everyone cheers for the underdog. The gym-full crowd erupts in a deafening roar of cheers and applause when he wins.
About 15 years after graduation, I stopped by Forrest to say hi to the wrestling coach. He said he tells that story of that gym erupting in applause to every class.
I still think about that one match and that dude. Most people on here know I am a runner now. When I am training, and I am hurting, and I need a break.... I think about that ****er for a mental edge.