Sorry, but wrestling is the ultimate individual sport. When you are on the mat your teamates cannot help you. Sure they can help you prepare for that moment in practice but when it comes to crunch time, it is up to the individual. There is no left tackle to pick up the slack for a struggling guard or a center fielder to flag down a fly ball for a pitcher. When you are on your back, it is up to you and no one else can help you right then. Sorry but that defines individual sport. Wrestling is more like the olympics. There are a bunch of individual events and the team with the most gold medals is considered the best in the world because they can probably throw more people into more events, but what is remembered more? Michael Phelps for winning 8 gold medals or the USA winning the overall medal count? Boaz Beard for being a 4 time state champion or Goddard winning team state? I will go with Phelps and Beard.

Last edited by bigblueballs; 03/06/09 04:51 AM.