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    Great quotes in wrestling.....

    in College Wrestling

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    10 hours ago, SocraTease said:

    Socrates, of course, didn't write anything.  It was Plato (his student) who put it all down in dialogue form.   And Plato was a wrestler.   As a distance runner myself and former wrestler, I'm not sure I fully agree.  In any event, here is a brief account:

    Plato was an athlete, particularly skilled as a wrestler. His given name was Aristocles, after his grandfather, but the coach under whom he trained is said to have called him “Plato” — from the Greek for broad, platon, on account of his broad-shouldered frame. It stuck.

    So good a wrestler was Plato that he reportedly competed at the Isthmian Games (comparable to the Olympics), and continued wrestling into adulthood. Ensconced at the academy, he spoke strongly on behalf of the virtues of physical education. He felt that one should balance physical training with “cultivating the mind,” exercising “the intellect in study.” The goal “is to bring the two elements into tune with one another by adjusting the tension of each to the right pitch.” Equal parts thought and sweat, so to speak.

    Cool Story Hansel

    - Olaf

    Lee bump up vs RBY

    in College Wrestling

    Posted · Edited by PortaJohn

    29 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

    Had to look those cats up...

    Jeff Ecklof was a stud. AA'd first year at Oklahoma then transferred to Pitt following year went 19-0 that following redshirt season then fell off the face of the earth

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    Lee bump up vs RBY

    in College Wrestling

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    9 hours ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

    Not confident Lee's super strength is enough to counter RBY's speed, size, and conditioning advantage so RBY has to be considered the favorite by any objective standard.

    I'll take Lee at 57kg though

    I believe this is the consensus other than a few passionate fanatics. 

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    Aaron Brooks was 100% pinned by Marcus Coleman

    in College Wrestling

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    3 hours ago, SocraTease said:

    Over on the Penn State boards, they are spinning the loss as a positive and trying to make wine out of, well, lemons.

    It's like the cult around a famous Orange figure.  Nothing prevents true believers from perceiving a world they desire.  They see what they seek.

    They also think that the Byers is the greatest wrestling announcer alive.  He's not only a terrible Homer; he simply does not know wrestling very well (moves, positions, technique, and the nuances of the sport); he often can't properly pronounce opponents names; and when he has announced freestyle matches, it is far, far beyond an embarrassment. 

    But, hey, he gets excited for a Penn State win so that's what counts right?

    You should know losing can be beneficial and that loss can be a great motivator for future success. Stop teasing yourself So-Crates

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