Natural Talent Without Work, Time and Grit, Will Go Unfulfilled
Natural Talent + Work + Time + Grit = Success
Walt Whitman Speech 2019
In 2018 the Walt Whitman High School wrestling team lost their coach Vin Altebrando to a rare auto-immune disease. He was 51. Here is a speech I gave at Walt Whitman HS this spring communicating that Wrestling is More Than a Sport It is a Lifestyle. A Lifestyle […]
Rearranging The Deck Chairs From My Titanic
Imagine being on The Titanic and being separated from your loved ones for the two hours and twenty minutes it took to sink into the Atlantic Ocean.
When My Heart Bleeds
My heart bleeds for full-time wrestlers who get part-time results.
My Dear, My Love
I wish my eyes were camera’s and my heart was a DVR, so what I am currently witnessing could be forever saved to my soul.
Your Confidence Will be in Direct Proportion To Your Preparedness
Every test you face where you do the work, make the sacrifice, and absorb the pain of struggle, is recorded by your mind.
The results are stored deep in your subconscious.
Behind the Bookcase
Imagine, if Anne Frank’s struggle stayed behind her bookcase; and was never revealed to the world.
Never Bet Against an Underdog Who Has The Heart of a Champion
And when one has a purpose, “heart” is released during battle which makes even the smallest muscles and the tiniest physique more powerful than one could imagine or foresee.
Life On Earth
Sometimes our light goes out
But is blown again into instant flame
By an encounter with another human being.
Albert Schweitzer
There Is No Gene For the Human Spirit
There is no gene for the human spirit.
John Passaro 