As a young man, I had my share of trials and difficulties dealing with bullies and harassment. My personal experiences with bullying began in middle school and continued throughout middle and high school. Given a small frame and a small statue, my classmates often played pranks on me. The pranks didn't start as bullying; The insults started very early in my school career. Names such as four-eyed, studderbox, nerd, dumb, Steve Urkel, were just a few of the many names I endured at school. Entering high school as a freshman was one of the most enjoyable and traumatic times as a young man. Entering high school with a new attitude, I thought the bullying was over. By the second week of school, I found myself being bullied by another classmate. This classmate used intimidation and threats to physically harm me if I ever told anyone. The bullying began to become more public by being ridiculed by others. My self-esteem became low and I developed a shell of myself. I would fight back after being bullied, I would punch walls and doors as if I was the bully. One day a coach came to me and asked if I would be interested in seeing what high school wrestling was all about. I immediately fell in love with wrestling, but I had underlined motivations to learn moves to use on others, like my bullies. Once I joined the wrestling team, I found a sense of pride and respect for myself. This feeling only lasted a month, when the struggling footballers came to practice. It became apparent that I was the shortest on the wrestling team and became the practice model. The biggest wrestler on the team was called the heavyweight because he was six feet tall and weighed about two hundred and ninety pounds. It became my wo...... middle of paper...... Exploitative Athletic Hazing and Title IX in public school locker rooms. Western New England Law Review, 5377. Ury, W. L. (2000). The Third Side. New York: Penguin Books. Van Raalte, JL, Cornelius, AE, Linder, DE and Brewer, BW (2007). The relationship between hazing and team cohesion.Journal Of Sport Behavior, 30(4), 491-507.Waldron, JJ, Lynn, Q., & Krane, V. (2011). Duct Tape, Icy Hot & Paddles: Coming-of-age stories about American men's sports teams. Sport, Education and Society,16(1), 111-125. Waldron, JJ and Kowalski, CL (2009). Crossing the line: Rites of passage, team aspects, and the ambiguity of hazing. Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport, 80(2), 291-302. Wolke, D., Copeland, W., Angold, A. and Costello, E. (nd). Impact of childhood bullying on adult health, wealth, crime, and social outcomes. Psychological science, 24(10), 1958-1970.