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Albert Lea Wrestler's Selfless Act Gives Opponent First Win (MN)
KSTP.com ^ | 1/16/14 | KSTP.com/KAAL

Posted on 01/16/2014 4:04:46 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo

A sophomore wrestler from Albert Lea intentionally lost his match in order to make his opponent's day.

"I found out he had down syndrome, and then once I was told that, I knew that I was going to give him the match because I was told he hasn't won a match or anything yet," Ryleigh Bure said.

He had his mother Danielle Bure film the match against Kyle, who was down syndrome.

Ryleigh said he didn't tell anyone his plan.

"Everyone deserves to win. I know what it feels like and he hasn't had a win yet, so I thought he deserved to feel what it felt like to win."

Though he didn't win the match, Ryleigh said he felt like a winner as he walked off the mat.


TOPICS: Local News; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: downsyndrome; wrestling
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To: yldstrk
"so then why did he let the cat out of the bag?"

Everybody knows the first rule of "Losing a Fight Club" is you don't talk about "Losing a Fight Club"...

21 posted on 01/16/2014 8:06:16 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Mixed feelings - nice gesture, but the statement “”Everyone deserves to win. I know what it feels like and he hasn’t had a win yet, so I thought he deserved to feel what it felt like to win.”” is an example of what’s so wrong in the leftist view of the world.


22 posted on 01/17/2014 2:53:28 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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