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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wrestling is super creepy and weird.[/quote]

Second only to boxing in terms of how ugly it is. Followed by football and hockey. All too dangerous and not at all fun to watch.
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I could not disagree more.  Wrestling is far from ugly.  It is a combat sport, but the intent of the sport is not violence (like football or boxing).  The intent is to pin your opponent, not knock them unconscious.

Totally different[/quote]

Wrestling is an incredibly challenging sport. In 9th grade I was 105 pounds. That year was All State in cross country and went on to run 4:06 in the mile and went to college on athletic scholarship. State champion so it wasn’t like pursuing track was a mistake.

The wrestling coach invited me to a try out in 9th grade and I beat the varsity guy. I wasn’t that surprised since I just set the school chin-up record and was very strong for my size. The coach - who I respected - acknowledged my track talent but laid out the case why I would be a better wrestler. My track coach didn’t disagree with the wrestling data, but in the end wrestling was just brutally tough and difficult. Yes, I likely should have stood up to the challenge, especially in the Midwest where wrestling is valued, but the truth is I won a lot of races being relatively relaxed and enjoying it until kicking like crazy (I had speed and ran sprints as well) at the end. Wrestling required continual vigilance, even against an inferior opponent. Wrestlers are tough and I admire them tremendously. Only an effete cohort could find fault with them. [/quote]

You're pretty much proving the point that it's for small boys who can't play field sports. [/quote]

At least 1/2 of HS wrestling team also plays football or lax.  Once you get over the 130lb weight class, its multi-sport athletes[/quote]

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