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rounded by all of these great things," senior Brad Nardick said. "We think we have it hard, but a lot of those people face way harder challenges every day." "It's important for us to have an impact and inspire and help people," he added.
Badgers taking time to I
n the spirit of the holiday season, the Wisconsin
wrestling team is taking time to give back to the communi- ty that has given it so much, making trips to visit both the American Family Children's Hospital and the William S. Middleton Memorial Veter- ans Hospital in Madison in recent weeks.
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give back over holidays Wrestlers enjoy chances for community work
Members of the Badgers said those visits have helped give them a better perspec- tive on how thankful they should be for all they have and that they get to compete in the sport they love. "We're very blessed and
lucky to be in our position to be healthy and come to school here and be sur-
Community outreach activities not only help the Badgers bond as a team, but they also learn something from their experiences. "It was very enlightening," senior Tom Kelliher said. "When we went to the veterans hospital, we got to sit down and talk with some of the vet- erans. A lot of them gave us their out- look on life in general and helped us to be thankful for what we have." For Kelliher, one bone marrow transplant patient he visited at the children's hospital ― who he de- scribed "just a great kid" ― left an es- pecially big impression with him. "He was awesome," Kelliher said. "He was a wrestler before he got sick. I got to talk to him and his dad. I hope the best for him and hope he can get back to wrestling because you could tell he just loved it."
