Welcome to the show folks. This is wrestling changed my life. Here we go.

A lot of people say, why don't you go down the weight or up a weight? I'm like,

why won't you go face the best guy in the world?

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave us that ability.

I would say nothing in life has impacted me more than the things wrestling has taught me in terms of

self-reflection resilience. Toughness. Some guys have it some guys don't.

Adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.

And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.

For me, wrestling saved my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

We're fortunate if you wrestle because if you wrestle,

natural talent helps, but it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

It humbled me. Thought me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.

I think it's the learning to adapt, right?

You learn, you learn how to adapt, you learn how to solve problems.

You know, if I look back my time, I spent in wrestling. If it gave me one thing more than anything else, it's been the toughness.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the podcast. This is Ryan Warner with wrestling changed my life.

My guest today is Gil Sanchez,

NCAA runner-up in 1987, losing to the great John Smith.

But Gil Sanchez folks, handed John W his last collegiate loss ever and you better believe that we talk about it in this episode.

Gil is now a principal out in South Carolina and I really enjoyed this episode. I hope you do as well folks.

The other week goes to Blaine, underscore, Christie on the Graham.

Thank you for the love and support.

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