It is not very often that I go to a tournament and actually enjoy myself, but I have to say that Sunday was an awesome day all around.  The sportsmanship and camaraderie that was displayed by everyone was truly amazing.  Especially considering that for many of the kids that went, it was their first time competing. I was so proud of everyone, and while we brought home lots of medals and trophies, to me, anyone who steps on the mat is a winner.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

Theodore Roosevelt