I’ve always been considered a grinder.
I like to put my head down and go to work.
What can I say, I’m from Boston. That’s what we do.
We’re tough.
Resilient.
Blue-collar mindset and attitude.
But for the first time in my life, that mindset was failing me.
During my first couple of years wrestling at Kent State – especially my freshman year – it wasn’t going well. I was getting beat up on the mat constantly.
I lost track of how many times I got pinned during my first season, and it wasn’t something I was used to.