Albert, old jock here. I laughed, cried, nodded my head. The absolute best shape I was ever in, the strongest I've ever been and the most endurance I ever had was as a wrestler in school. Very, very little body fat and mentally...ready to destroy that other guy, haha. I remember when football season ended and wrestling was still going, there was a period where you had to get in shape for wrestling. Dan Gable was my hero. I was one of those softball guys you hate for quite a while. These days...I just play a little golf;) I've been rode hard and put away wet wayyy too many times. Anyway, enjoyed this. - Jim
Haha, yeah in my world way back then, he was everything. Not a household name in major sports but trust me he was, and still is, a wrestling legend. His entire H.S./collegiate career, he suffered 1 loss. The Olympic Gold was the icing on top. Watched him win it on television. Injured his knee in the first match…but won all six matches without giving up a single point - including the Gold match against the Russian, Ruslan Ashraliev. Appreciate you looking him up. - Jim
Albert, old jock here. I laughed, cried, nodded my head. The absolute best shape I was ever in, the strongest I've ever been and the most endurance I ever had was as a wrestler in school. Very, very little body fat and mentally...ready to destroy that other guy, haha. I remember when football season ended and wrestling was still going, there was a period where you had to get in shape for wrestling. Dan Gable was my hero. I was one of those softball guys you hate for quite a while. These days...I just play a little golf;) I've been rode hard and put away wet wayyy too many times. Anyway, enjoyed this. - Jim
Thanks, Jim. I had to look up Dan Gable. Wrestling is something I know absolutely zero about.
Haha, yeah in my world way back then, he was everything. Not a household name in major sports but trust me he was, and still is, a wrestling legend. His entire H.S./collegiate career, he suffered 1 loss. The Olympic Gold was the icing on top. Watched him win it on television. Injured his knee in the first match…but won all six matches without giving up a single point - including the Gold match against the Russian, Ruslan Ashraliev. Appreciate you looking him up. - Jim