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Originally a survival skill, wrestling is probably the world's oldest competitive sport, and it's still an effective way for young people to get and keep fit. A Basic Guide To Wrestling offers a clear, concise introduction to wrestling styles, classes of competition, and the benefits of wrestling. It also includes profiles of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team. ... Read more

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MY SON LOVES THIS BOOK
I was excited to find a book that is endorsed by both the USA Wrestling Federation and the US Olympic Committee. This book is wonderful for giving an overview of the sport of wrestling. I wanted my son to know the historyof the sport along with the basic rules & terminology. He loveswatching WWF on TV but this book is actually about the real sport ofwrestling & he just loves it. I highly recommend this book for parentsthat want to learn how to get their child into the sport as well as for thekid that wants to learn about Olympic athletes that have excelled in thesport. Thanks AMAZON for carrying this great book.

An introduction to wrestling as an organized sport
This book covers alot of territory: wrestling hisotry, types of wrestling,basic skills, match rules, governing bodies and associations, and tips forparticipants, parents, coaches, and spectators.

As a broadbrushintroduction, the book is very good.If, however, you were looking fordetail in any one of those areas, with the possible exception of matchrules and etiquette, you'll need supplementary books.I would venture thatthe best audience for the book might be parents or interested spectators. Participants and coaches will need much more detail on skills and onsuccessful development of a program. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12-21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events with 18 gold medals being awarded. This was the second Olympics with women's wrestling as an event.The Swedish wrestler, Ara Abrahamian protested the Bronze medal he won in the 84kg Greco Roman event after he felt that the judges made an improper call which cost him the match against the eventual gold medal receipent, Andrea Minguzzi from Italy. *Ara Abrahamian of Sweden originally won one of the two bronze medals in the 84 kg weight class but was disqualified by the IOC after he stepped off the podium and dropped his medal in the center of the mat to protest the officiating. The Court of Arbitration for Sport also held a hearing based on the request which was issued by Abrahamian and the Swedish Olympic Committee against the FILA. Preceding the hearing, CAS declared in a statement that Abrahamian and the SOC "do not seek from the CAS any particular relief" regarding the ranking of the medals or a review of the IOC decision to exclude Abrahamian from the Games. Following the CAS issued an arbitration strongly criticizing FILA. Not challenging the outcome of the match and the technical judgments, the arbitration stated that the FILA is required to provide an appeal jury capable to deal promptly with the claims of the athletes. The chairman of the SOC, Stefan Lindeberg, commented that the decision once and for all shows that FILA did not act correctly and that they did not follow their own r... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6517789 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on June 2, 2007. The length of the article is 1085 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Former Duck lands in wrestling Hall.(Sports)(Greg Gibson won an Olympic bronze medal and four world championships after leaving Oregon)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: June 2, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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Describes the history, rules, and great moments of the Olympic combat sports of boxing, fencing, judo, and wrestling. ... Read more

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Need to include more on women judoka
I am a novice female Judo competitor. I choose this book for inspiration. This book is well written in story telling form for inspiring the novice. There was some very well written stories about several male Judoka. However, there no stories about the women. The only mention of the women was a brief statement that the Women's competition was so intense when it was introduced in 1988. I can take inspiration from both the men and the women, however in the next edition, it might be nice if the author applied his excellent story telling ability to the women as well. ... Read more

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Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1996 in Professional Wrestling, 1996 in Sport Wrestling, Bash at the Beach, Starrcade, Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Survivor Series, Wrestlemania Xii, Royal Rumble, Mass Transit Incident, Summerslam, Triplemania Iv-C, Triplemania Iv-B, Triplemania Iv-A, 1996 Fila Wrestling World Championships. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bash at the Beach (1996) was the third annual Bash at the Beach professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 7, 1996 from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. This event is best remembered for the formation of the New World Order, which contributed greatly to the success of WCW until 1998. The main event was a tag team match between The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and their mystery partner (Hulk Hogan), and Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger. Matches on the undercard included Ric Flair against Konnan for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and Dean Malenko against Disco Inferno for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The predominant storyline heading into the event was centered on The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash). It began on the May 27 episode of WCW Monday Nitro when Hall made his first appearance on WCW television, unnamed and unannounced, and declared his intention to invade WCW, making a challenge to face three of WCW's wrestlers. On the June 10 edition of Nitro, Nash appeared and joined Hall. Both were then referred to as The Outsiders. At The Great American Bash, Eric Bischoff (as Executive Vice-President of WCW) announced that WCW is accepting the challenge to a 3-on-3 tag team match at Bash at the Beach. Hall and Nash then came out and demanded the identities of the three men. Bischoff refus...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16649121 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Before the NWA was founded in 1948, there existed many regional professional wrestling promotions across North America (each promoting its own "World" champion). None of them, however, had backing or recognition outside of their own respective geographic base-areas. The concept of the NWA was to consolidate the championships of these regional companies into one true world championship of pro wrestling, whose holder would be recognized worldwide. In 1948, Paul "Pinkie" George, a promoter from the Midwest, founded the original version of the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of five other promoters (Al Haft, Tony Strecher, Harry Light, Orville Brown, and Sam Muchnick). This newly-formed NWA Board of Directors wanted Brown to be the first-ever NWA World champion.[1] During the reign of the second NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Lou Thesz (1949?1956), ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on May 15, 2005. The length of the article is 759 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: BEACH WRESTLING: MUSCLE VS. TRUE GRIT.(Sports)(A future Olympic sport? Athletes let sand fly in the first sanctioned tourney)
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Date: May 15, 2005
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Describes the combat events of the Olympic Games and previews the athletic competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. ... Read more

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A Pocket Guide that doesn't live up to its name
This book is for kids, little kids. The volume is too short to support more than a cursory amount of information on the many martial and combative arts that are Olympic events. Not to say it isn't a nice volume to carry around if you happen to attend one of these Olympic events and have no idea what's going on, but then again, why would you go to an event you know nothing about? Sure, it is a good little book to give to the kids while they are watching some Olympic event, but you can find better guides online. Save your money for something else. ... Read more

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Wrestlers At The Trials is a powerful collection of stories about 90 remarkable wrestlers - in their own words. These amateur wrestlers from the 1960s, '70s and '80s had a common goal....to make the US Olympic wrestling team. Their compelling stories - most of which have never been told until now - reveal their ordeals: fighting backroom politics and racial prejudices; surviving weight-cutting countdowns and physical training beyond - way beyond - normal boundaries. From the tongues of Blubaugh, Douglas, Owings, Gable, Farrell, Schalles, Kemp, Mills, Schultz, Fraser, Monday and many other great wrestlers....read their stories of glorious achievements and punishing defeats. The stories of their Trials.... Amateur Wrestling News, in their review of the book last year, commented that Wrestlers At The Trials is... full of fascinating stories, anecdotes and opinions... a must for any serious wrestling fan.The book, which is a hard-cover 196 page publication with many action photographs, also received the 2007 Publication of the Year award from the National Wrestling Media Association. ... Read more

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Wrestlers at the Trials is a must for any serious wrestling fan
Jamie Moffatt, in his new book Wrestlers at the Trials, has taken a look at a subject long neglected by wrestling historians - the Olympic Trials and all the effort, combat, pain, intrigue and politics involved in this quadrennial event. The book begins with the 1960 trials and continues through 1988, with a chapter devoted to each Olympic year. There is also a separate chapter on the prolonged battle in 1984 for the Freestyle slot at 136.5 pounds, what the author calls "the most highly contested controversial Freestyle weight class in the history of the US Olympic Trials."
Each chapter of the book begins with a brief discussion of the social environment at the time and the process used to select the team members. The rest of the chapter is devoted to the wrestling, training and final selection of the team. There are also lengthy looks at the battles for a few of the most hotly contested weights at each of the trials. The author has interviewed countless wrestlers and coaches involved in the trials and each chapter is loaded lengthy quotes from these insiders.
There was very little media coverage of the trials and this book, with its numerous insights and behind the scenes stories, fills this vacuum. We learn about the legendary war between Olympic gold medalist Doug Blubaugh and Phil Kinyon in 1960, the round robin of Ed Banach, Chris Campbell and John Peterson in 1980, and the 1984 duel of world champions -- Lee Kemp vs. Dave Schultz.
No book on the Olympic trials would be complete without a few stories about world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Rick Sanders, a rare combination of wrestling savant and eccentric behavior. One of the excerpts of the book in this issue describes the side deal between Sanders and Don Behm to avoid a weigh in before the final match to determine the 125.5 pound slot on the 1972 Freestyle team. Another story describes Sanders' penchant for listening to very loud rock music at all hours of the day and night. At the 1968 training camp, Sanders used discarded acoustical ceiling tiles and duct tamp to sound proof his dorm room so that his music would not bother other team members.
Politics are part of amateur wrestling and this was no more apparent than at the 1984 trials. These were the first of the PC era and technology played a major role in the competition. All the final trial bouts were recorded on video tape and virtually ever close match went through the protest process. The mother of all protests was of course the one concerning the second bout between Lee Roy Smith and Randy Lewis at 136.5 pounds. Smith won the match and eventually a spot on the Olympic team.
That was not the end of the story and the book contains a whole chapter on a process that was as prolonged and heated as the 2000 presidential election. The chapter includes a full chronology of the events. It was a battle between the two power centers of wrestling in America - Oklahoma and Iowa - and it would have repercussions for years to come. Lewis, supported controversially by Olympic head coach Dan Gable, eventually won an arbitration hearing and the Olympic spot when the protested bout was re-wrestled from 84 seconds left in the match. Lewis also won gold in Los Angeles, but four years later was defeated in the trials by Smith's younger brother John.
The 1984 trials did not have a monopoly on politics. In 1960, the event has held at the University of Oklahoma and many wrestlers from the east felt that there was favoritism shown to the Oklahoma based competitors. Bill Farrell, a contestant in 1960 and head coach of the high successful 1972 Freestyle team, felt that: "The powers-that-be didn't want me, (Frank) Bettucci or (Dave) Auble on the team. It was obvious to everyone but the Oklahomans." Shelby Wilson and Terry McCann, the winners in the trials, went on to win gold in Rome. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1992 in Professional Wrestling, 1992 in Sport Wrestling, Survivor Series, Summerslam, Wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Wrestlemania Viii, Royal Rumble. Excerpt: Survivor Series (1992) was the sixth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on November 25, 1992 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. The buildup to the pay-per-view consisted of feuds scripted by the WWF's writers, and the matches that took place at the event had pre-determined outcomes that had been decided by the company. Unlike previous Survivor Series events, Survivor Series 1992 placed a strong emphasis on one-on-one wrestling matches rather than tag team elimination matches. In the main event, Bret Hart retained his WWF Championship in a match against Shawn Michaels. The event also featured a highly-promoted match between the team of Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect and the team of Ric Flair and Razor Ramon. Savage and Perfect won the match when the referee disqualified Flair and Ramon. Two specialty matches also took place, as The Big Boss Man defeated Nailz in a nightstick on a pole match, and The Undertaker won a coffin match against Kamala. Some of the matches were changed after they were first announced, as several wrestlers left the WWF shortly before the event. Critics have praised the WWF Championship match and the tag team match that was won by Savage and Perfect. Although the remaining matches have received low ratings, critics have felt that the two main events made the event worth watching. In the storyline behind the match between The Big Boss Man and Nailz, Nailz claimed that while he was serving time in prison, the Big Boss Man, who was a guard at the prison, mi... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5943114 ... Read more

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Nicholas A. Hopping was hired by the American Olympic Committee for the training of Olympic Wrestlers as a journalism intern for the 2004 Olympics. He lived at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs; and he followed the wrestlers to their victory or defeat. Author Hopping captures the spirit of very American and makes the reader aware of the potential that the oldest, simplest sport like wrestling can make a difference in International Understanding and appreciation for the American contribution to promoting the Spirit of The Champion. Nicholas A. Hopping writes. "He never learned anything until he was tired.so he knew it, he knew it all too well, he knew what the moment called for, he knew he had to be hard, he had to cut off the part of him that wanted to quit, that wanted to walk away from the match, find a quiet corner in the locker room and be by himself, where no one was cheering for or against him, where no pressure existed, where he didn't have to be hard, where he didn't have to continue fighting, where he didn't have to be a champion.he knew about this place of peace and solitude.but the gladiator decided that he wanted nothing to do with it, that he didn't want to hide out in the locker room, that he did not want to relax and sit in the stands, that he wanted to be a participant and not an observer, that he wanted to be out on the mats, out where the action was, where the juice was, where he could ride the edge of victory and defeat with every twist and turn, with every action and reaction because he had once watched the battle in the arena wondering silently to himself, wondering why he wasn't out there, why the crowd wasn't cheering for him, wondering whether he had it in him, so he took the challenge and now he was on the mats, in the thick of wrestling's eternal inner struggle, and so he knew he had to be hard and not give in to fatigue, not worry about his scorched lungs, because he surely knew that he would rather pass out from exhaustion, fall face-down right here on the mat, than be sitting in those stands silently relieved of never having to face the gauntlet that the mat, the sport presented in himself." ... Read more

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THE BEST WRESTLING BOOK EVER WRITTEN
"BY FAR THE BEST WRESTLING BOOK I'VE EVER READ!"
-Ben Askren, U.S. Olympian and 2x NCAA Champion
"A MASTERPIECE!"-Jim Beezer, [...]

"BANNED AT FARGO, OUTLAWED BY USA WRESTLING, WITH NO PUBLISHER TO TRUST AND NO ALLY IN THE FIELD...THE SILENT GLADIATORS IS THE LONE WOLF OF WRESTLING BOOKS!" -Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

"AMATEUR WRESTLING'S FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS!"
-Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado.)

"THE SILENT GLADIATORS IS TO WRESTLING TO WHAT JON KRAKAEUR IS TO OUTDOOR ADVENTURE...THIS BOOK IS A CREDIT TO OUR GREAT SPORT!"
-Lonnis Nash, Buchanon H.S. Coach (Fresno, California)

"THE SILENT GLADIATORS IS MY FAVORITE BOOK AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO READ!" -Mike Tyson, Professional Hitman

"I WRESTLED IOWA IN THE EARLY 80'S, THIS BOOK IS OUTSTANDING!... IT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WRESTLING!"
-Pete Bush, Assumption H.S., (Davenport, Iowa)

"THE SILENT GLADIATORS MAKES WWF LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS WHO ENJOY WEARING SPANDEX...THIS BOOK IS UNTOUCHABLE!"
-Rowdy Rowdy Piper, WWF Legend

"ABSOLUTELY ADDICTING TO READ!"
-Steve Millward, Bald Eagle H.S. (Pennsylvania)

"THIS BOOK IS GREAT!"
-Bobby DeBerry, Sunnyside H.S. 13x Arizona State Champs

"I TRULY ENJOYED THE BOOK. YOU WERE ABLE TO SHOW THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ROLLAR COASTERS A WRESTLER GOES THROUGH WHEN COMPETING BETTER THAN ANY OTHER BOOK I HAVE READ. ANYONE THAT HAS WRESTLED WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WITH THIS BOOK...THERE ARE DEFINTELY PASSAGES FROM THE BOOK THAT I WILL SHARE WITH MY FUTURE WRESTLING TEAMS."
-Travis Young, Head Coach Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265

"A GREAT READ...I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND WILL GET THE WORD OUT...THANKS FOR SENDING IT MY WAY."
-John Phillips, Irvine, Ca. High School Head Coach

Amazing story of sacrafice
Hopping was able to give us a glimpse into an unknown world of struggle and sacrifice that few of us can imagine. For anyone who has ever participated in any of the amatuer olymic sports should have an immense appriation for the athletes in this book. Hopping as an author does exactly what he needs to do as well. He provides that fly on the wall perspective do help us undrstand he incredible monotonous grind that these guys go through while bringing forward the drama of the Olympic process. I feel that anyone who loves sport, has an appreciation for sacrafice, or is simply interested into delving into a great slice of life story should read this book.

Real Insight into the sacrifice necessary
Nicholas Hopping's The Silent Gladiators provides real and powerful insight into the sacrifice required for an American to pursue the dream of becoming an Olympic wrestler.The author demonstrates how truly thankless this pursuit is for almost all who start down this path and also shows how truly different individuals with different approaches to the sport handle the demands of chasing Olympic gold.The one minor complaint I have with this book is that often there is very little detail provided for the key matches that are described in the book.Many of these bouts can be seen on-line via sites like Youtube and it was difficult at times to watch the videos and feel a strong connection with the narrative in the book.Other than that, I would recommend this book to anyone who has wrestled or has any interest in learning what wrestling is all about.

Great insight, for the TRUE wrestling fan
I have been involved in wrestling since age 8; wrestled at the the HS and collegiate level, coached all levels of wrestling and am currently a HS official and youth wrestling coach....I enjoyed this book very much.It was recommended to me from a former wrestler at the U of Minn who is a successful HS coach.I believe that the book was VERY easy to read.I am not a reader, I have read one other book in the last two years simly because most books can't keep my interest....The Silent Gladiators was a book I couldn't put down, from start to finish.I thought the basis of the book was excellent.I attended the same JUCO as Jamill Kelly, left one year prior to his arrival, and was very familiar to his story and the book told the same story....so its basis of fact was solid.Other post have said it needed more editing or its contraversial...maybe it did need more editing, but i didn't notice, nor do I care, I thought it was very interesting....and as for being contraversial....sometimes the truth needs to be told in order for people to change or look themselves in the mirror....The Silent Gladiators is a good start.I would and HAVE recommended this to ALL of my friends invovled in wrestling.Thank you Nicholas Hopping for your work and courage.....done only as a wrestler could do.Please read and pass on to your friends in wrestling.

Great Book
Sensational book about the journeys that various members of the 2004 US Olympic Wrestling team took to make the team and reach their ultimate goal of winning a Gold medal. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Long Jump, Discus Throw, Javelin Throw, Pankration, Chariot Racing, Ancient Greek Boxing, Greek Wrestling, Ancient Olympic Pentathlon, Dolichos, Hoplitodromos, Stadion, Diaulos, Herald and Trumpet Contest. Excerpt:Boxer of Quirinal resting after contest (bronze sculpture , 300 200 BC) Ancient Greek boxing dates back to at least the eighth century BC (Homer's Iliad ), and was practiced in a variety of social contexts in different Greek city-states. Most extant sources about ancient Greek boxing are fragmentary or legendary, making it difficult to reconstruct the rules, customs and history surrounding this activity in great detail. Still, it is clear that gloved boxing bouts were a significant part of ancient Greek athletic culture throughout the early classical period. Origins Minoan youths boxing (1500 BC), Knossos fresco. Earliest evidence for use of gloves. There is archeological and artistic evidence of ancient Greek boxing ( - pux or - pugme in ncient Greek ) as early as the Minoan and Mycenaean periods. There are numerous legends about the origins of boxing in Greece . One legend holds that the heroic ruler Theseus invented a form of boxing in which two men sat face to face and beat each other with their fists until one of them was killed. In time, the boxers began to fight while standing and wearing gloves (with spikes) and wrappings on their arms below the elbows, although otherwise they competed naked. According to the Iliad , Mycenaean warriors included boxing among their competitions honoring the fallen, though it is possible that the Homeric epics reflect later Greek culture. Boxing was among the contests held in memorial of Achilles ' slain friend Patroclus, toward the end of the Trojan war. It was in commemoration of Patroclus that the Greeks later introduced boxi... ... Read more

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While many sports books contribute to a reader's athletic development, this book also focuses on the private, personal development of the athlete. Beneath the Armor of an Athlete is the story of a female Olympic Freestyle wrestler. Her love for the sport and striving for success expose her to rare challenges, all of which introduce new experiences in her life. From all-male wrestling camps and tournaments to the competitive ranks of national and international women's freestyle wrestling, this athlete learns that her sport is the gateway to learning more about who she really is and what she is capable of becoming. ... Read more

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Finding a Balance
Beneath the Armor of an Athlete was a very enjoyable, quick read. Please don't be misled by the word "quick," though; some readers associate that with fluffiness of content. This book's content is anything but. In fact, it occurred to me that this book might be useful in school curricula in the areas of sociology, psychology, and even writing adaptation. Its significant social issues and the author's cinematic style of storytelling make it a good candidate for many academic outlets.

A friendly word of warning: some of the lessons divulged and issues raised might make you angry. They did me! I threw the book across the room a few times. Isn't it funny how easy it is to see what we would change in others, and how difficult it is to change things in ourselves, even when we want to?

And that's part of the beauty of this book: the themes running throughout it are universal and timeless. For example, the fear of "not being good enough" and how that fear can become a pattern of behavior causing us to forget who we really are and how we want to be takes on a character all its own in this book.

The search for peace and for what makes each of us truly happy is a path each person must experience for her-/himself. The author seems well on her way to discovering her own peace through this effort. I enjoyed Beneath the Armor of an Athlete and plan to read it again in a few years just to see how timeless it really is.

---Anonymous

Not (necessarily) about wrestling
I am not a wrestling fan - in fact, I know nothing about the sport.Never-the-less, I found Lisa Whitsett's book amusing, well written and entertaining. Within a few pages I was drawn into her easy to read narrative, and was impressed by the honesty and emotional intensity with which she tells her story.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an enjoyable and easy way to fill their time - whether they are a fan of wrestling or not.

An excellent book
Hi, I am Marc Anderson and I have enjoyed the development of women's amateur wrestling for years now. I have recently read the book BENEATH THE ARMOR OF AN ATHLETE Real Strength on the Wrestling Mat by Lisa Whitsett. Lisa is an accomplished amateur wrestler and has made her mark on the sport. Her book details her life in the sport she loves and it shows that she fears no one except herself and the possibility of failure. It shows how she battles her inner demons to become the best wrestler she can be and is an honest and frank appraisal of her efforts. I highly recommend this book to any young person who is interested in becoming a wrestler, especially females. It is my hope that Ms. Whitsett will write a second book about her life in the sport that will bring the reader up to date on her current efforts to advance women's amateur wrestling.

The many faces of "Courage"
All too often we hope to catch a glimpse of something worth our attention, and this is definitely one of those times.

This original and revealing book certainly packs an astounding punch, especially in the descriptive style for which the author takes.

In allowing us into HER mind (and the unique world of many amateur wrestlers), Lisa Whitsett transforms herself into an "educator extrodinaire", by ultimately giving us a first hand lesson on what it's like to face ourselves, and the inner demons that forever attempt to cripple us from within.

Tremendous introspective to the very "soul" of a grappler!

-J. Reggie Roberts
High School wrestling coach (20 years)

Beneath the Armor of the Athlete
Lisa's personal battle with the emotional strain and anxiety of athletic competition is clearly depicted in this excellent book.Every athlete will be able to relate to the pre-competition stress, and fear of failure.The book is well written and easily read.Highly recommended for any athlete who has experienced the brain strain associated with competition. ... Read more

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Ages 6 to 9 years. Many people today associate wrestling with flashy costumes, outrageous tricks, and larger-than-life characters. The actual sport of wrestling is a prestigious one that goes back thousands of years. In fact, it was part of the first Olympics! This book shows children the basics of the sport they only thought they knew. Exciting full-colour photographs and illustrations reveal to them everything they have been missing! Highlights include: Rules and the importance of safety; Basic moves and holds; How to get out of an opponent's grip; Tips for staying fit, healthy, and strong. ... Read more

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Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performing on its Raw brand. Aside from wrestling, he is a 1992 Olympian and winner of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Strongest Man Contest. Since wrestling in WWF/E, he has become a one-time WWE European Champion and a one-time world champion, having held the ECW Championship in 2008. Before becoming a professional wrestler, Henry was a weightlifter, and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he placed tenth in the super heavyweight division. Three years later, at the 1995 Pan American Games, Henry won a bronze medal in the super heavyweight division. The following year, he became a North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACACI) champion. Also in 1996, Henry was sponsored by WWF, formerly known as World Wrestling Federation, at the 1996 Summer Olympics and was signed to a ten-year contract in professional wrestling. ... Read more

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Executive Summary and Major Conclusions and Recommendations. ... Read more