My son falls in the category of wrestling hard every weekend but usually not winning 1st. He is a tough kid that gives it his all and makes whoever he wrestles work for a win. For three weekends after state, the boys that knocked him out of 1st place asked him to come spend the night/weekend with them. One of them actually thanked him for making him a better wrestler. I think every kid he has met in the last 2 years is on his facebook page. I read it every day, and you know what. Not one of them talk about wrestling, bling, belts, rings, jackets or 6 ft tall trophies. They are talking about fishing, girls, baseball, football, and camping. He may not ever win a belt or jacket that he will eventually grow out of or lose. But he will have friends for the next 50 years that he met on the mat. Who knows, one day they might all be on these forums talking about things that didnt matter to them as a kid, but for some reason mean so much when they have kids that wrestle.