I’ve watched my son, Kevin, devote the last four months to achieving an incredible wrestling record. This involved keeping his grades up while having two hours of wrestling practice every day after school, and attending matches twice, sometimes three nights per week.
He had a goal. He wanted to make it to the state tournament which required taking first or second place in sections.
Last night was the first bracket of sections and he had to wrestle with an injured shoulder. We didn’t know if he could take the pain of this first match, but he surprised us by pinning his kid in the third period. To me, that match was the same as wrestling at state. He faced fear and self-doubt and went on to get the win.
Today he continues on through the bracket and we don’t yet know what the outcome will be. As a mother, I don’t care if he wins or loses because I know that he is doing his very best and what more could a mother want?
Kevin is Person of the Week because he is full of courage and integrity. I couldn’t be more proud of him.
