Sports: Good show!

[nebroadwe]

So it's been a horrible fortnight, really, given events in Wisconsin, Japan, Libya, and even my hometown, but I finally saw something in the news that cheered me up:

Arizona State Senior Anthony Robles, Born With One Leg, Crowns Undefeated Season With NCAA Wrestling Title

You rock, sir. I applaud you.

Comments

[rudbekia.livejournal.com]

Now that is an incredible feat. Wresting was a big sport in my high school, and I even had to participate in a gym class session where we were taught to wrestle (I was awful). As much as I hated that session, I did learn that legs are pretty important in the sport. So the fact that this guy did this with a significant disadvantage is amazing. What a great story!

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I'm generally in awe of athletes, not being one myself. I'm particularly in awe of athletes who compete with disadvantages -- plus they make me feel as if I should at least be capable of getting myself to the gym twice a week. (So far, so good on that ...)

I remember not minding wrestling in high school gym, mostly because it didn't involve constant running around (soccer, ugh; field hockey, ugh; track except for sprints, ugh). Still, I wasn't all that good at it, either ...