Graduation Speech: My Pursuit Of Honor At Paschal Wrestling

So this is it. I've been coming to these end-of-the-year banquets wondering when it would be my turn to make a senior speech in front of my teammates, family, friends, and coaches. Well, it's my turn now. I've had the honor and greatest opportunity to be on the Paschal Wrestling team for 2 years now. I've made friendships that will last a lifetime. I've created memories that I will remember forever. I've ran probably 1000 miles in the school's hallways. I've sweat from head to toe. I've had triumphs. I've had failures. And I've even sat down and cried. In frustration, happiness, and just because that was the only thing I could think to do. But no matter what the situation, I always had my friends to cheer me up, my coaches to tell me beat them next time, and my parent to tell me to suck it up and win the next match. I've had a lot of success while under the guidance of my coaches; Coach Davis, Coach Marko, Coach Hill and Coach Leon. I’ll never keep any of the glory for myself, I owe everything to them, my parents, and my teammates. To me, this sport is rewarding in different ways than personal glory. Medals rust, bracket sheets, and concession food. There is no …show more content…
All brought back because of the one thing we all have in common, wrestling. Whether it be meeting again as parents, watching our sons or daughters wrestle, or even as future coaches. And one day, when my appetite for wrestling has been sated, I'll come home from work, go down to the basement, pull out an old box, pull out a pair of dusty wrestling shoes, and just enjoy the flood of memories that swarm me thinking about my time spent under a lone spot light illuminating a mat, in a dim-lit loud hotel room, or on a crowded bus traveling to a meet listening to the laughter of the people I love. No matter where I go, no matter what I do, I'll always remember the time I spent here, every day that I live. Thank