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doing a little bit on the stairs
because Coach didn’t come to
monitor it.
The two other wrestlers that I
mostly worked out with were
Larry, the heavyweight, and Jack,
who wrestled at 170 pounds. I
wrestled at 160 pounds, so I was
the smallest. I liked working out
with them because it forced me to
become stronger to deal with their
additional size. I also had to
increase my speed and reflexes to
outmaneuver them, especially
Larry. If he ever did get hold of
me, his weight was hard to
overcome.
The three of us were also good
friends outside of the wrestling
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