Chicks Heart Fights

One of the things that binds the wrestling community is the idea that outsiders “don’t get it.” They don’t understand the hard work, determination and tolerance of all sorts of pain that wrestling requires. They don’t get why a young man would starve himself, why a young woman would cut off all of her hair, or why any athlete would punish themselves as much as wrestlers do. However, a part of the “you just don’t get it” attitude wishes that more people WOULD get it. More people would understand the beauty of the sport, and support it. More people would get why we spend our cold winter weekends in smelly gymnasiums, and perhaps, join us there.

Mark Kreidler has written a book, Four Days to Glory, that just may help the outsiders understand why we love wrestling. Read more about this excellent book for both fans and non-fans, and how you can win a copy, after the jump. (more…)

… from some sweet seats that a friend of a friend hooked me up with! I walked in the door, and a man handed me a ticket for free, and then my friend and I saw an old friend of his, that friend had seats in the center reserved section, about ten rows up. I’m a lucky gal! My lucky thoughts on the Midlands finals, after the jump… (more…)