I am thankful for my loving mom. She helps me overcome challenges in my life. In seventh grade, when I was failing multiple classes, she helped me stay out of trouble and improve my grades. In seventh and eighth grade, she would sit with me down every night and help with my homework until it…
Progression the fundamental need of all humans. Even from the beginning of time all we ever wanted to do was get better. From technological developments in our everyday lives to the creation of new vaccines, we s humans only want to improve. The desire for improvement also extends to the ameliorating personal skills. With the…
Foundation, the most important part of any sport. Before you can become great, or even good, you need a foundation. This is the biggest thing I've learned from the MLK youth program. The basics I learned made me the wrestler I am today. The wrestler who made varsity as a freshman at one of the…
“I’m happy but not satisfied”, Miles Lee says as he reclines back in the the office chair across from me. It’s been a week since his stellar Fargo performance. Wrestling against the toughest grapplers in the country, Miles battled his way to double All American honors, earning third in Greco Roman, and Sixth in Freestyle.…
The Beat the Streets crew recently returned from the National Freestyle and Greco Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. Tatyana Ortiz, Kyla Arroyo, and Miles Lee represented Philly proudly, as they wrestled their way through the grueling week long tournament. Tatyana went 0-2 in Women’s Cadet, but decided to bump up an age group and wrestle…
Coming out of Child's Middle School, going to South Philly High, I was looking forward to the all new opportunities I would have. As a freshman I wanted to play a sport that all of my friends could do together. We all decided on wrestling. Preseason was a challenge for my friends. They all quit,…
