1999 Unified

165 National Champion

Greg Wilson

I started armwrestling in 1994 at a Yukon Jack Tournament. I've won State titles in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, and Missouri. I attended the World Championship in 1998(Thunderbay, Canada) and I took 3rd left handed at 154 pounds..

I started out getting beat by everybody armwrestling. My brother was right handed, he killed me armwrestling. My other brother who was left handed, killed me also. Both of them outweighed me by 30+lbs. My goal was to beat them and i've managed to beat both of them now.

I've always wanted a National Championship, but it was like chasing an elusive butterfly. Well, now I've finally reached one of my goals. But not without help from a lot of really nice people along the way. Starting with the guys I practice with(Craig Wirth, Jeff Bradley, Scott Golovon, Bill Sinks, Troy Weeden, Jerome Moore, and Aidas Paliskis), thank you all so much!!! I couldn't have done it without their help. And thanks to all the other armwrestlers willing to give me advice about improving my technique. Leonard Harkless is a master of technique. Karen Bean is the queen of technique. I thank all of you for helping me become a better armwrestler. There are so many more people who have helped also.

I do work out about 5 times a week. 2 times a week armwrestling. If I could give anyone advice about armwrestling it would be to train hard and ask as many quesitions as you can when you go to armwrestling tournaments. Not everyone is the same, but you will get a lot of ideas. I still grab people like Allen Fisher, Cobra Rhodes, Dave Patton and ask them for advice.

This Irish Blessing was used at my fathers funeral a few months ago. So I've decided to end this page with this final thought...

May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

And the rains fall soft upon your fields,

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of his hand.