Book

The Wrestler: A Life of Passion and the Pursuit of Greatness

Michael Fessler · 2016

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Themerelocationlossmayabbcoachmentorredofailurewill

Context2016lived_experience

Appears in

God & Work

What this book knows

Wrestling forges identity through suffering, pride, and passion — the mat is where the self is both broken and built.

Sex: Absent
Work: Primary
Learning: Present
Religion: Present

self-and-identitywork-as-meaningambition-and-status

self-and-identity

'wrestler' is forever attached to your identity. It becomes a part of what makes you who you are.
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my greatest opponent isn't the competitor standing in front of me; my greatest opponent is…ME.
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ambition-and-status

I still wish I could go back and redo everything. It was my pride that got in the way.
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I viewed wrestling as a measuring-stick of self-worth, and with no repeat state championships my attitude toward the sport was negative.
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work-as-meaning

coach Mayabb took it upon himself to help me grow — he taught me to dream big, taking me to the 2000 Olympic Trials.
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I would push myself to the limit…and then further each day. Failure is not something to be feared but something to use.
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Illuminates

15 published passages · book excerpt · lived experience

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