I really like this one off of the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Coaches Corner website:

THE WRESTLER / THE CHAMPION
No one is born a champion. Every champion must pay the price, and the price is never small. It is the investment in one’s future that builds the inner strength of the champion. This investment is of time, sweat, effort, sore muscles, bruised egos, frustration, more sweat, and exhaustion and at some times even tears. While others sit idle and enjoy short term pleasures, the champion is hard at work, focused on the future.
The sport demands everything you’ve got and often returns little. No dreams of fame and fortune. No glamour. No glory. No celebrity status. No chance of going pro. Yet the investment continues, with faith, trust and respect for the coach’s vision amid the exhilaration and heartbreak of competition.

Wrestling has many champions. They are not just the first place winners, for it is not the victory that makes the champion, it is the investment.
The greater the investment, the greater the champion.
Wrestling is the sport of champions.
The Author: Bill Campbell is a former wrestler, avid wrestling fan and coach.