I have a story for you that might be inspiring.
I trained in HS and college at the same wrestling club. There was a chunky little kid there, not very athletic. Didnt have hardly any success as a kid, not a lot in HS either. I liked him, I liked training with him, I convinced him to go to my college.
First year, he trained his ass off. Worked hard, did extra with me. He went 0-24. He actually got pinned in a cheap tilt once. He went in the offseason, trained every day with me, did every workout I did. During the season the frustrations grew and built and I always told him to not get down, believe in yourself because you are doing everything right, and it will pay off soon. I was 100% positive he was going to be great based on his work ethic. I was an All American that year, he was something like 5-20, with his 5 wins coming in the last month or so of the season. He trained multiple times a day, every day, for 16 months before he got a win.
We transferred schools after our wrestling team was cut. I redshirted, he had a 15-15 season, did not place at nationals. Last season, Both of us All American'd, I broke my leg in the semi finals, he made the national finals against an absolute stud and lost. He went from 0-24 to 2nd in the country.
I started fighting, he followed me and we trained every day. Two years later he was in the UFC. Three years later he had wins over really good guys, gave Johnny Hendrix his first loss when JH was a force, and beat the shit out of Thiago Alves, and became a #1 contender. 0-24 his first year of college wrestling to #1 UFC contender. You know why? Because the work will eventually pay off, you just cant tell when.
