Personal Essay: The Hard Sport Of Wrestling

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Wrestling is a hard sport with many challenges along your season. It is the longest sport season in middle, and take a lot of perseverance to get the job done. I have wrestled nine years and last year in Canton was one of my best EMS performances.
The early morning , tiring bus ride, and sleepy teammates started out with a 6:00 bus time.(Magic 3) We got to Canton High School and I weighted in and was below 112 and then we could eat. We were so hungry we have eaten a cow.(Fig. Language) I was ready for the long but fun day.
My parents arrived before we started and they were excited to watch me wrestle again, but my brothers got really bored really quick. Our teamed warmed up and got ready for the tournament. We prayed as a team and then we

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