Yes, the beginning is awesome! The essay needs something added, though. It would be good to add somthing that IS meaningful as wrestling loses it's meaning. It would be good to add some "moral" to the story. I think it is looking great and I can't wait to see how it ends. Was it really that you did not want to exert the effort, or had you become preoccupied with another interest?
Also, I see some capital letters thrwon in where they do not belong... so be careful of little typos.
If you conclude with an explanation of what you learned about yourself, take a key word from that explanation and use it in the first paragraph, too. That will make the essay integrated, from start to finish.
Kevin, EssayForum.com