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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#170 Thomas Gilman - World Silver Medalist, Hawkeye Legend

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Thomas Gilman is a former World Silver Medalist, 3x All American for the Iowa Hawkeyes and 2x Team USA member. In college he wrestled for Tom and Terry Brands, and now he’s wrestling under 4x NCAA Champion Cael Sanderson at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. Thomas is aiming for a spot on the 2021 Olympic Team. Incredible conversation here folks. Rejoice! PHOTO: Tony Rotundo SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Wrestling Changed My Life online store. We have podcast T-Shirts, Hoodies, Crew-necks, Stickers and more. Go to Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com to shop. ABOUT THE WRESTLING CHANGED MY LIFE PODCAST Hosted by Ryan Warner, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers and coaches to learn how the sport shaped and molded their lives. By stitching together stories of sacrifice, triumph, defeat and perseverance, the Podcast takes the listener deep inside the world’s oldest sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. FOLLOW THE PODCAST WrestlingChangedMyLife.com

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0:00.0

Welcome to the show folks this is wrestling change my life here we go self-doubt, you know, it's

0:06.0

It's always there. It's there for all of us, you know, even the most confident person in the world

0:13.6

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change

0:19.5

Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life is impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of

0:27.1

self-reflection resilience

0:29.1

toughness some guys have it some guys don't adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and

0:37.2

Everything that is shaped my life and

0:40.5

Where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling

0:47.2

For me wrestling saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy

0:54.2

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled

0:57.5

Natural talent helps, but it's it's

1:01.8

5% of the ingredients it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort

1:08.6

It humbled me taught me humility nothing can help you more than wrestling

1:13.4

I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems

1:20.8

You know if I look back my time that's good wrestling if you give me one thing more than anything else it's mental toughness

1:26.6

My guest today is one of the most exciting

1:32.4

Polarizing just all around interesting cats in the wrestling world Thomas Gilman and man

1:37.9

I really enjoyed this conversation. I know you well as well folks for those you living under a rock Thomas Gilman

1:45.4

Is a multiple time world team member a three-time all-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes a world silver medalist and now he's training

1:53.2

Out of the knitney lion wrestling club. He's getting married this Friday folks. So let's give it up for him

1:58.4

fan of the week goes to my man

2:01.6

Gable verse or out of Iowa City

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