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The Champion Mindset -
"Be A Champion In All That You Do"
By Chuck Bujno
We love our
sports. We love our wrestling.
But guess what?
Sports and wrestling
is just one slice of your life. There's more. Much more.
It's never just about
wrestling. It is always about developing "life skills,"
those traits and those lessons gleaned and learned from the great sport of
wrestling that can guide you throughout your life.
Do you want to be a
champion wrestler?
That's
great. But that is also simply not good enough. Don't
listen to anyone that tells you that it is.
If you really want to
be a champion, then there is
only one path you can take. You must develop the "champion
mindset" that results in a dedicated work ethic with the ultimate goal
of being a champion in all that you
do. The key words again are "in all that you do."
Make it a lifestyle choice.
Approach your academic
studies with the same competitive spirit as you do athletics.
Academics is all about competition (high class rank, high GPA, high SAT's,
high ACT's). Strive to be a champion in the classroom with the same
effort you apply in wrestling.
Approach your social
life with the same competitive spirit as you do on the wrestling mat.
Just like your wrestling opponent's goal is to defeat you, you may have
friends that don't mind steering you down the road to defeat. You can
count on your teammates, but can you count on your friends?
As you spend countless
hours to physically and mentally train yourself to be a top competitor, your
efforts are focused on enhancing your body and your mind. How quickly
drugs and alcohol can wipe out all of your efforts.
You want to be a team
leader. You want respect. Know that one can only "earn"
respect. You don't want others to be just like you on the mat.
How much greater it is if others want to be like you "on and off the
mat."
It's about a lifestyle
choice, one that you can make today.
Strive to be a champion in all
that you do. Accept nothing less.
The competitive spirit
you possess already places you halfway down the road to success.
You
can do it.
You will have ups and
downs, just as in the sport of wrestling.
But never lose sight of the goal.
Then, and only then,
are you a true champion.
You may find out you
have new heroes in your life.
And one day you just
may be a hero to others.
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