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I remember when he got me in that kind of three-quarter Nelson and he was he was just kind of

wrenching and I just hit my hands out. I just felt like he was trying to choke me out and in my mind

I'm like he's strong. This is tight, but you know that's it. Like I got to get out right now.

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

I would say nothing in life has impacted me or 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 to the sport of wrestling.

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

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps,

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

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

I think it's the learning to adapt, right? You learn how to adapt. You learn how to solve problems.

You know, probably back in my time that's good wrestling. If you give me one thing more than

anything else, it's the toughness. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Wrestling Change

My Life podcast. This is your host, Ryan Warner, coming to you from Chicago, IEL,

birthplace of the baby back ribs. We have an Illinois legend on the show today, Jordan Blanton,

three time Illinois high school state champion. He only had one loss that came in the finals in 2007

against the great Mike Benefield. Jordan went on to wrestle at the University of Illinois,

three time all American. Today he runs his family's business and also just started the

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