'Wrestling Is Ballet With Violence' By Jesse Fu

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“Wrestling is ballet with violence,” said by Jesse Ventura .Wrestling can be a scary thing but if you put 110% effort into it you will be able to accomplish so much in school.I did it because it was an amazing experience for all the kids who did it. It really helped me do well in the things that I wanted to do good in.

Wrestling has really influenced me in my life. It has made me become a harder worker, it has also made me be better at time management. Wrestling can be really hard and if you don’t do well in school, then you can’t do it. Which means because I love wrestling I was trying my absolute best to make sure that I turn in all my work on time and that It is never late. Wrestling has a lot of skills in little time to learn them,

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