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He suffered enormous hardships during his wrestling career, including breaking his
collarbone, dislocating his shoulder, two knee surgeries, cauliflower ear and even losing
his front teeth participating in this sport. Swap this coach for David’s wrestling coach and
swap the sport from Football to Wrestling and you’ll understand Dr. David G.
DeWalt’s philosophy on life, business, blood, sweat and tears. “You are the most
influential player on this team, if you walk around defeated, so will they…Don’t tell me you
can’t give me more than I was seeing. God’s gifted you with the ability of leadership,
don’t waste it.”

Photo Source Bluehens.com – One of the finest wrestlers in Blue Hens history, DeWalt was inducted
into the University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003

Through it all, he wrestled 110 matches for the University and won 101 of them – with his
parents watching every single match. His parents taught him much about patience and
perseverance. They drove 20 hours up to Boston and back to Reading PA just to watch
him wrestle against Yale and Boston University. He finished his matches in under a
minute. Think about it. Less than a minute, winning both matches but 20 hours of driving
to watch him. We could all learn a lot from David’s parents. This kind of dedication breeds
winners and leaders – the more involved in our children’s lives, the less we will have to
worry about their future – it’s an incredible investment – and yes, it takes a great deal of

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