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Old 04-14-2008, 09:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I've read "A Season on the mat" and "4 Days to glory." Any other good wrestling reads out there? Any personal reccomendations?
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Anything by Mike Chapman and Kyle Maynard's No Excuses.

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I've read "A Season on the mat" and "4 Days to glory." Any other good wrestling reads out there? Any personal reccomendations?
"Cowboy Up" about the 04-05 Okie State team.

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"Wrestling in Iowa: Gotch to Gable" by Mike Chapman.
"They Call It Wrestling" by Wade Schalles
"Legends of the Mat" by Mike Chapman
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This looked interesting, but I haven't read it yet:
http://www.wrestlersatthetrials.com/
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This looked interesting, but I haven't read it yet:
http://www.wrestlersatthetrials.com/
Wrestlers at the Trials is EXCELLENT!!

I bought copies to give as presents to wrestling friends. Funny, I'd give one to somebody at a dual meet and someone else would pick it up and start reading it instead of watching the wrestling!
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Wrestlers at the Trials is EXCELLENT!!

I bought copies to give as presents to wrestling friends. Funny, I'd give one to somebody at a dual meet and someone else would pick it up and start reading it instead of watching the wrestling!
I second this, it's a good read.
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Wrestling On and Off the Mat--R. Wayne Baughman
Coaching Wrestling Successfully--Dan Gable.
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I second this, it's a good read.
I enjoyed it a lot since I'd lost to a lot of the guys mentioned in it!!
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Mitch Clark's, "Make it Happen" is a good one. "The Gentle Giant" a story of Chris Taylor is also a good book to read, if you're looking for non-fiction only. "Imaginary Girlfriend" is a fantastic book written by John Irving. I think it's mostly non-fiction, although it may have some fictional parts to it.

If you're also intrested in Fiction, may I suggest "Wrestling Sturbridge" by Rich Wallace.
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