Here is a quote from a book called Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. The book itself has nothing to do with wrestling or even athletics, but I found this passage particularly inspiring. He illustrates better than I can the concept of Jumping Levels through his image of a mountain. Matt Valenti (2x NCAA Champion) [...]
Hudson Collins, a friend and teammate of mine from Blair, has a message. I told him I would gladly welcome any “clear, cogent piece” he wrote, and he went above and beyond my expectations. When he says he has worked with world class coaches, I give you my word, that is not an exaggeration. If [...]
As wrestling and school get cranking in full gear here, I have less time to sit and write. But, like any good teammate, I will not abandon my readers (if there are any). My main focus right now is that of a wrestler and a student—not a writer. Henry David Thoreau once famously wrote, “How [...]
I just discovered a new blog called The view from section GG, which is written by a wrestling fan out of Iowa named Jim Brown. He has an interesting piece about football players wrestling. In the article, he quotes Stephen Neal (4x NCAA All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, World Freestyle Champion) as saying, “Wrestling develops skills [...]
A lot of high school wrestlers ask me this question: What should I be doing in the preseason? In college, our preseason training is very structured, however high schoolers often lack this element. Here are my ideas on the matter; they are by no means the only or the best ideas out there, just some [...]
I just started rereading one of my all-time favorite books, The 33 Strategies of War, by Robert Greene, and I came across this quote:
“Enemies also give you a standard by which to judge yourself, both personally and socially. The samurai of Japan had no gauge of their excellence unless they fought against the best swordsman; [...]
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As I move back into school this year, it brings me back to a harder time: the beginning of my sophomore year. My roommate, Thomas, and I had to completely repaint and fix up our new room, which was debris-laden and disgusting at best. Due to an error in the housing arrangements, we were forced [...]
