God looked at his paradise and was pleased. He looked at all the peoples of the earth. He became aware of the many sports that athletes participated in. God said, “I need to create the best sport and the best athlete.” So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who is willing to participate in a sport that requires discipline, sacrifice, dedication, hard work, and commitment.” So God made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who is willing to take on another athlete one-on-one in the most physically demanding sport there is with no one else to help him and yet not be afraid.” So he made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who can take down his opponent with strength, power, speed, agility and technical skills. He needs to be able to endure the toughest six or seven minutes that a person can endure in the world of sports.” So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need someone who is willing to get up at 6:00 a.m. so I can run five miles before school. I need that same person to attend class, get through a demanding two-hour wrestling practice and then Still come home and do your homework.” So God made a fighter.

God had to have someone willing to practice the same move for hours, day after day, until they perfected it. So he made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who declares as a child that one day he will be an Olympic champion and never doubts himself.” So God made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who can lose his last college game, making it his only loss during his high school and college career. I need that same athlete to come back with more determination than ever. I need that athlete to win the gold medal Olympian in a dominate fashion and then become one of the greatest wrestling coaches in college history.” So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who is willing to shoot a million leg lows in his lifetime and perform leg snaps fifty times a day because he knows the value of punching.” So he made a fighter.

God had to have someone who could get pinned one week and then defeat that same opponent the next week to win the conference championship because he believed in himself and his abilities. So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who is willing to work hard for four years and never regret it, even if he never makes the varsity team. I need an athlete who will stick with it because he knows he’s doing a better person.” “So he made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who is willing to practice three times a day getting ready for the NCAA Tournament because his coach thinks that’s what it takes to get ready. I need another one of his teammates to run 10 miles three times a week in addition to attend regular wrestling practice because his coach thinks that will give him the edge going into the NCAA Tournament.” So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who can go undefeated through thirteen years of international competition and then lose a match with the whole world watching and still be a gentleman and shake hands with his opponent.” So God made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who can take on a man who hasn’t lost a match in thirteen years and yet feel up to the challenge and never doubt himself.” So he made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who can become a seven-time world champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist, becoming one of the greatest in his sport of all time.” So God made a fighter.

God needed an athlete who would wind race until his lungs burned and his legs ached. He needed that same person to do push-ups until his arms couldn’t lift his body for one more repetition. God needed an athlete willing to work himself to exhaustion. So he made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who is willing to turn down a chocolate bar or a cheeseburger because he needs to gain weight the next day. I need an athlete who is willing to eat a bland but healthy diet because he wants to be in peak condition.” , even though I’d rather eat pizza and drink soda.” So he made a fighter.

“I need an athlete who can work twelve hour days at a summer job and still make practice and exercise a priority.” So he made a fighter.

God needed an athlete to practice his skills, lift weights, run, eat healthy, strive for perfection, overcome defeat, show good sportsmanship, work hard, sweat, bleed, and sometimes even cry. So God made a fighter.

God said, “I need an athlete who develops the character, values, self-discipline, and work ethic that will be with him even after his competition days are over.” So God made a fighter.

Thank you for reading this little piece of creative work. I hope you found something inspiring in his words.