Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Wrestling Room
Walk into the room and you immediately understand the amount of work being done within it. Not by anything that you see initially, but just the feeling of heat and humidity that hits you as you cross the threshold. The … Continue reading
A Journey
The wrestling mat, itself, can be a lonely place. Whatever weakness you have can be exposed for all to see. There is no hiding and no teammate to cover it up. A wrestler is alone and teammates are there, not … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye
The routine was the same each night for the past few weeks but this night Spencer and his mom didn’t go home. There was a special room for families of the terminally ill. Spencer slept on a couch and the … Continue reading
Last Chances
What has been said about the book so far??? Mark Schultz of the movie “Foxcatcher” has said… “…This may be the finest description of what wrestling is really like….it will be a wrestling-cult classic.” – Mark Schultz Olympic Gold Medal … Continue reading