Overcoming Obstacles In Professional Sports

In life there are many obstacles in which a person faces that help mold them into whom they become. Entering my junior wrestling season there were many expectations set for me. My coaches had prepared me and now it was time to showcase what I could do. After the regular season, I finished with a record of 24-8 fighting through a constant rib injury which occurred earlier in the season. With the start of the post season it was now time for the District 17 Tournament. The tournament brackets were released and I was the third seed. I had my sights on winning this tournament and was already looking towards the finals not worrying about who I had to beat to get there. My first opponent was against Hunterdon Central, I had won earlier in the season, but things quickly went downhill. Before I knew it, I was losing by four points in the last period of the match. I had worked so hard for this moment and now I had lost my first match of the tournament putting an early end to my junior season. After working so hard and putting in all the extra practice time it was very difficult to deal with the loss. But after taking time to think about the it, and talking with my coaches I had learned a very important lesson.
After such a devastating loss, I had learned that nothing is …show more content…
My new mindset is helping me become an adult. Every day I try to set a goal, and it can be anything that I wish to accomplish that day. Something as simple as making sure I get to the gym that day, or studying for an upcoming test. This daily goals help me to accomplish the goals my long term goals. Such as, getting straight A’s in my senior year, making it to the NJSIAA wrestling tournament, and getting accepted to the college of my choice. Looking back on it now, if I had not faced the loss I would not have grown into the young man I am today. Although it hurt at the time, in the end, it helped me to grow and become better than I