By Ed Piper
Matisse Pickett wrestles in the 120-pound weight division for the La Jolla Vikings. She is a junior, and three-year veteran of the team. This conversation took place during the morning at the Willie Jones Jr. Memorial Tournament/City Conference Finals held at Mira Mesa High Sat., Jan. 27.
On Jan. 24, Matisse won a long, grueling match by decision, 6-5, with an escape to break the tie, in a dual meet at St. Augustine.
How did you stay at it?
I just kept making sure I was aware of the time and the score, and I knew that I had to keep wrestling hard to win.
You take this very seriously, don't you?
Yeah, I don't mess around.
How does that show in your practice, your thinking?
I guess it really just helps me in the rest of my life, to make sure I stay healthy and active and have a good mindset on things, because it affects my wrestling.
Your dad joked last year, "I have a daughter named Matisse. You're going to ask if my other daughters are named after painters." How come you don't have a sister named Monet?
I have a brother, and they were about to name his Picasso, but then they realized he would get bullied for that, so they didn't name him that.
Thoughts on wrestling today?
I'm excited, a little nervous, but we'll see how it goes.
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