Being a wrestler does not imply merely wearing the uniform and being just a member of the squad. There are many more important phases to think about if you want to be a winner, not only in wrestling, but in life as well. We want to impress you with the importance of the following qualities, absolutely necessary for every good athlete. Additionally, Dabir’s personal choices, such as returning his U.S. Green Card for ideological reasons, have been highlighted in media, reflecting his nationalistic and principled public persona.
Wrestling probably originated in hand-to-hand combat, and in particular as a sportive form of combat substituting the submission of a contestant for his death. Works of art from 3000 bce depict belt wrestling in Babylonia and Egypt, and the Sumerian Gilgamesh epic has a description of such wrestling. Loose wrestling in India dates to before 1500 bce. Chinese documents from 700 bce describe loose wrestling, as do Japanese records from the 1st century bce. The belt wrestling practiced locally in the 20th century by the Swiss, Icelanders, Japanese, and Cossacks differed little from that of the Egyptians in 2500 bce.
