David
Mendez
6th Grader at
Zuni Hills Elementary
1. You are a wrestler, tell us about that? How did you get started?
I started wrestling with my dad because he is a coach at high school.
2. Have you won any awards/trophies?
Not yet, I’ve only been in a few tournaments. I plan on working on it.
3. How long have you been doing this? Do you wrestle for your school or an
outside team?
I started wrestling around five years old. This is my second year of practicing
with Liberty High Wrestling Club.
4. What is the hardest thing about wrestling that you have had to learn?
Remembering moves when I’m in the middle of a match.
5. What are some of your other hobbies and interests?
Fishing and hunting.
6. What do you aspire to be when you grow up?
A Marine Biologist.
7. Where do you go to school? What is your favorite subject?
Zuni Hills Elementary, Math.
8. If you were to have any superpower what would it be?
A shape shifter and turn into the Hulk.
9. If you could explain yourself in three words only, what would
they be?
Loving, smart and athletic.
10. Anything else that you would like to say, any shout-outs that you
would like to make?
I want to thank my dad. Z
“I started wrestling with my dad
because he is a coach at high school.”
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