Wrestling

No one, I repeat, no one, will EVER convince me that their sport is the hardest going. I will not put down another sport and say that they don't work hard, but nothing compares to Wrestling.  I am not talking about the World Wrestling Federation (as I am a child of the 90s I can't call it the WWE). I am referring to real life, Folkstyle/Freestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling. 

Wrestling is the original sport, dating back to the Ancient Greeks. It has been around for thousands of years, evolving throughout the ages. It is not for the faint of heart. Ask anyone who has wrestled, it is not for everyone. While with most sports anyone can, more or less, participate in on some level, wrestling is different. A Wrestling Match pits two people against each other, mano a mano. 

You learn a lot about someone's character watching them compete in a wrestling match. 

• External Pressures - With all eyes gazing on you, watching your every move, analyzing and critiquing all that you do, will you crack? When you make a mistake, when you win, or when you lose, everyone knows, are you able to deal with the consequences? 
• Survival Instincts - Can you go the distance in a match, if necessary? Will you fight off of your back or just quit, giving up on yourself? Can you finish a move despite the pain or can you defend a move despite pain?
• Internal Battle - Do you have the will power to make weight? Do you have the self control to maintain your weight and watch what you put in your body? Are you willing to sacrifice the night out or your favorite foods?
• Forget the Past - Can you shut off the voices in your head? Can you focus on the here and now?
• Attitude/Toughness - Do you believe in yourself? Do you expect greatness? Are you able to settle and deal with being defeated? Are you willing to grind it out for months?

These questions are something that anyone who has wrestled is able to answer in a second. Like I said before, either you've got it or you don't.