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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#183 Chris Pendleton - Oregon State Head Coach & 2x NCAA Champ

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Chris Pendleton (@ChrisPendleton9) is a 2x NCAA champ for Oklahoma State. He defeated the great Ben Askren in the finals in both years. Chris went on to coach at Wyoming, Arizona State and last Spring was named the head coach at Oregon State. Fantastic conversation here folks. Enjoy! (photo courtesy of Richard Immel) Follow Chris on Instagram: chrispendleton84. * SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by Spartan Nutrition. Shop Tea, Energy Capsules and Hydration now: https://mbsy.co/3bGr27 * FANS If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews! * FOLLOW the PODCAST Twitter: @Ryan_N_Warner Instagram: Wrestling Changed My Life Facebook: Wrestling Changed My Life Website: wrestlingchangedmylife.com Shop merchandise at our Online Store: Store.WrestlingChangedMyLife.com *** ABOUT: 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.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the show folks. This is wrestling change my life. Here we go. I caught an elbow and got my teeth knocked out and

0:07.3

I remember like holding them in my mouth and like running over the trainer like hey wrap it up

0:13.2

Let's go give me to the dentist and John came over and grabbing by the elbow. He's like son

0:18.4

They're out. They ain't going back in get back out there, and I was like, Oh, oh

0:23.2

There's levels to this now and I went back out there and proceeded to

0:28.7

get beat

0:33.5

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change

0:39.3

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

0:47.0

self-reflection resilience

0:49.0

Toughness some guys have it some guys don't adversity

0:53.1

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

0:57.2

Everything that is shaped my life and

1:00.7

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

1:07.3

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

1:14.3

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled

1:18.1

natural talent helps but it's it's

1:22.2

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

1:29.0

It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling. I

1:34.8

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

1:41.3

You know probably back in my time that's good wrestling if you did me one thing more than anything else it's not toughness

1:47.6

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the show. It's wrestling changed my life

1:51.6

This is your host Ryan Warner. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. It's one of my favorite holidays of the year

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