I ALMOST QUIT….
It was sophomore year of high school
I decided wrestling wasn’t for me
After having elbow surgery it was too scared to go back
I didn’t wanna go through that again
I didn’t wanna cut weight
I didn’t wanna get my ass kicked by seniors
The thought of going back haunted me
The practices were too gruesome
And I wanted to focus on Baseball and school…
At least that’s what I was saying
But….
That entire year I didn’t wrestle
All I thought about was wrestling
My mind kept going through scenarios where I did wrestle that year
I saw the guys after practice working their ass off
Thinking the entire time “I should be there”
“Why am I not there”
I kept trying to justify why I wasn’t doing it
In my head I knew the real answer
So the next year I HAD to go back
I was stronger faster and way better compared to freshman year
I was able to rank top 4 my senior year in my division
I was never the best wrestler
Wrestling taught me that you truly have a lot more than you than you think
Show me that no matter who you are where you’re at you can make anything happen if you choose to
Me making that decision let me to join Rugby run a half Iron Man start my own business and now prep for a bodybuilding show
But there is nothing fucking special about me
Maybe right now there’s something in your head telling you you can do better
That you don’t have to look this way
That you don’t have to feel uncomfortable about your own skin
You don’t have to keep functioning at 40% of your potential
That voice won’t stop bothering you…
So you need to listen to that voice….
That voice is what’s gonna lead you to lose these next 10-20 pounds
That’s if you let it
So stop holding yourself back and step into your true power
