It is quite fascinating to see how life trains people for what they are going to become, through things that often appear unrelated. Getting into Hollywood was not a dream for many celebrities who are big stars now, as they had completely different aspirations before. Such seemingly unrelated first steps set them up for success in ways they couldn’t have imagined, and Tom Cruise is a really good example of this.

Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Cruise, known for performing his own death-defying stunts in blockbuster franchises like Mission: Impossible and Top Gun, had a different kind of physical challenge in mind during his high school days. Before he became one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, he was trying all sorts of career choices, and one of them happened to be grappling on wrestling mats.

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