My personal experience Wrestling has always been a great interest to me. I started wrestling when I was eight years old for shamrock high school. Throughout my first two years, I lost nearly all my matches. When I turned ten, I joined the wrestling team at Stone Mountain high school. There, I began to win my matches and became the leader of my team on takedowns. I stayed there for three years and became known …showed first 75 words of 303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 303 total…a person can get so wrapped up in an athletic event that they forget completely about their grades. When this happened, I gave up on staying in shape and started smoking. This was one of the worst decisions that I have ever made. I should have worked harder on my academics and attempted to regain control of my grades so that I could pursue my wrestling career and continue with my athletic career. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**