As Proverbs 27:17 states, iron sharpens iron. This is by far one of the most quoted bible verses in all of sports. This is because it’s a fact that to be the best you must test yourself against the best. However, there is a counterpoint to this thinking I believe goes ignored far too often. […]
Wrestling is one of the few sports in which getting third feels better than getting second. I’ve been on both sides as a parent and wrestler, and unquestionably this is a fact. You can look at any podium picture from a state wrestling tournament. 9 times out of 10, the third place wrestler looks happier […]
99% of athletes do enough to enjoy sports and compete on whatever level they feel comfortable. Average athletes go to practice and that’s it. Above average athletes do extra work to improve. Good athletes have self-motivation and use that self-motivation as the drive to achieve progressively harder goals. Unquestionably, this covers 99% of all athletes. […]