Wrestling for Your Life

Why should a young person consider the sport of wrestling? Why should parents take a close look at the sport for their children? The sport of wrestling has the potential to change behavior, inspire personal development, and set the pace for a productive life and a fulfilling future. So says Darrell McDowell, an educator who believes that wrestling as a youth set him on the road to personal success. Wrestling for Your Life is rich with personal stories of struggles and triumphs. It brings the sport’s attributes into sharp focus, juxtaposing colorful real-life stories with hard facts and information about the sport and how it is organized and played out. In wrestling no advantage can be found by blaming another teammate. Acceptance of personal responsibility separates wrestling from many other athletic activities. This sport requires absolute attention to achieving an individual level of composure and sportsmanship....that test our expectations for pure and consistent self control. Wrestling for Your Life proclaims that this sport may provide life’s only opportunity to devote full attention to individual performance under extreme conditions while demanding an all-out contribution to the success of the team.