# @alliseeisgold on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2HeuXuP5r
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/1210008-alliseeisgold-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9fe62da8bf.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-08-29T13:45:50.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jordan Burroughs (@alliseeisgold) — https://gondola.cc/alliseeisgold

## Caption

It’s in these quiet moments of reflection, that you can be the most vulnerable with yourself. After the chaos of pushing yourself to absolute exhaustion, daunting questions alway arise. 

Was that enough? What’s my opponent doing? Will I be ready? 

I’ve been in this sport since I was six and I’m still toiling with ways to get better at it…Cleaner nutrition, technical skill work, alternative training methods and even mental coaching. 

All this just for a mere shot — an opportunity at greatness. 

There are no guarantees in sports. So I learned to push myself because it was the only thing I had total control over. Despite the circumstances, I could always manage my own effort. 

I am blessed with a strong body, but also a strong mind. I was created and built for battle — crafted meticulously to allow my spirit to be fully displayed to the world through wrestling.

I was a small kid growing up, and before I had skills, I had spirit. I developed the intangibles necessary to be great because I had no choice. I couldn’t rely on the size of my muscles, so I instead focused on the size of my heart. When I began to physically develop and the muscles finally arrived, I had already been forged in the fire, and because of that, possessed the grit and determination from a lifetime of being the underdog. It was finally time to utilize both mind and muscle in harmony. 

Every single part of my body has been cultivated in the pursuit of greatness. Each inch represents countless hours of work and dedication.

Set a standard for yourself and never look back. Continue to elevate and raise the bar.

So I still push, daily. I still control the controllable… effort.

I can’t always wrestle my best, but I can always wrestle my hardest. 

And usually that’s enough to get the job done.

18 days till the World Championships.

#faithoverfear

- JB 

📸: @leviventura.media

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jordan Burroughs | @alliseeisgold | https://gondola.cc/alliseeisgold | Athlete |
| Levi Ventura | @LeviVentura_ | https://gondola.cc/LeviVentura_ | Content Producer |

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