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...lost wrestling matches—a lot of wrestling matches,” Blewett says. “But I always came back to win wrestling matches. I lost close matches, heartbreakers, state championship matches, everything there was, and I always came back to win another big match. You’re not going to win them all, but I feel it’s important to experience both the failures and the victories along...
...think it was going to be Stanford wrestling or Harvard football,” Blewett says. “But wrestling didn’t appeal because of the work I’d put into kicking. I also thought it would coordinate better with a college lifestyle—not having to cut weight, not having the same intense workout—and being a college placekicker was my dream since I was about ten years old.” He adds that he does not regret his choice...
According to Blewett, there is a very clear link between his less physical kicking experience and his battles on the mat. And, as one would expect with Blewett, the similarities he cites are entirely mental...
...Blewett also uses his background to reinforce his self-image. He says he feels that a number of his problems last year were caused by a lack of confidence in himself as an athlete, and that realizing his own worth in that regard helped him immeasurably...
...Coming in here, you get stereotyped immediately as a non-athlete, an amateur kicker,” Blewett says. “That was difficult for me to cope with—just coming in as a third-string kicker when I was Johnny Football Hero back at home was definitely a humbling experience, and it took my a while to break out of that...