In other high school sports, where individual scores are kept, the contest is determined in time, distance and height. Yes, the boy stands alone. When the whistle blows, a boy puts his ability, his determination, and his courage on the line. We who are close to the young men on our school wrestling team have watched the range of human emotions from elation to heartbreak. He has become a man.
Wrestling is a tough, hard sport, and like life, it is the survival of the fittest.
The young man who enters and stays with the team knows this. He was a man of flesh and blood. He wasn't made of rock. But from his tears came anger, then, when it ceased to spin, He rose again, determined that next time, he would win. His stomach lightened dangerously, his muscles tensed with fear.