80% of kids quit youth sports by age 13.
Eli Manning says he hopes his kids say:
“I want to ride home with your dad.”
That tells you everything.
Parents:
The game ends with the whistle.
The ride home decides if they want to keep playing.
Tom Brady’s best advice
When he was complaining to a Sports psychologist about his playing time as a Sophomore in college, he was told
“Why don’t you stop b******* about the opportunities you aren’t getting & focus on what you are getting”
This is it
In the History of NCAA D-1 Wrestling, there has only been a dozen of them.
Guys who faced the disappointment of losing 1st round only to then man up and win out taking 3rd while running through the entire back side of the bracket. You must be tough as Nails to get down and do the dirty work after having your dreams of winning a title vanish match 1. Stay tuned for a short film on these 12 and the unique situations each of them faced in fighting back to get the next best thing...3rd.
Figured I would break this out again since I only had a couple hundred followers at the time I first posted.
Look in the thread for details of each of the dozen wrestlers tournaments along with a list of “almost guys to do it.”. I promise you, there are only these 12, so check out the almost list before going gung ho on someone you believed to do it 😬
Big news for UMary wrestling to keep two guys at home — brothers Joey and Nic Enzminger from @lhswrestlingnd
The duo announced their commitment on social media today ahead of their senior seasons
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