"This is a sport that turns boys into leaders and leaders into men."

I never blamed people who don't follow wrestling for not understanding what we go through, what we put ourselves through. In the past, I've felt that I could care less; it was their loss. I didn't care because I was in it for myself and my teammates, and for the personal rewards and gratification.  But with wrestling programs on both the high school and collegiate levels being shut down one by one across the country, I now feel that it's more important than ever to help people realize how important this sport, and the spirit of wrestling, is to myself and to so many around the world.

Check out this article written by Brian Baiotto of the Long Beach Post. Please also scroll down and read some of the readers' comments below the article.