i was talking to jon today, and as he told me stories about checking his ex-boss around in hockey i started remembering how much i miss the competition of wrestling tournaments.

perfect moments:
-when you first see your competitor to be, and size her up to decide what kind of a threat she'll be.
-watching their earlier matches to catch any key moves or weak spots.
-stepping onto the mat with a strong competitor, shaking hands, and looking eye to eye at someone towards whom you feel something between hate and admiration.
-in a match you try to tune out all voices and sounds except that of your coach.
-knowing that nothing is certain, and if you loose [when you think you probably could have won] you have no one to try to pawn blame onto.