#217 Dennis DeLiddo - Stephen Abas' Coach & Fresno St Legend

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Dennis, the Godfather, DeLiddo is the former head coach at Fresno State. Dennis served as head coach from 1981 - 2005. During that time he produced 27 All Americans, multiple WAC titles, and the great Stephen Abas, who was a 3x NCAA Champion and an Olympic Silver Medalist. This conversation is a lot of fun as we recap the history of California wrestling, re-live the Lincoln McIlravy vs. Jerry Abas match, and go deep on the great Stephen Abas’ career. Please enjoy! * NEW DOCUMENTARY! We just released our first documentary film. It’s a 7-minute film on Gabe Dean and his return to competition. Watch the film on Youtube or by clicking this link. * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by the Spartan Combat Nationals, taking place this May 20-23 in Jacksonville Florida. Register now at SpartanCombat.com * 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! * TEXT THE SHOW --Keyword: Wrestle --Number: 224-54 * 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 Presented by Spartan Combat and hosted by Ryan Warner, the award-winning Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features in-depth interviews with wrestlers, fighters and coaches. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life is the fastest growing wrestling podcast and has been featured as high as #28 on Apple’s Top Sports Podcasts Charts.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, this episode is brought to you by Spartan Combat.
0:03.1	There are title sponsors here on the Wrestling Change My Life podcast.
0:07.1	And it would mean the world to me if you would check out Spartan Combat.com.
0:11.8	We just released the website. It's a whole new design.
0:14.9	Bunch of new gear on there. Check it out Spartan Combat.com.
0:19.0	I'll give you a long story short. When I was coaching, when I was watching guys coach,
0:24.0	Al Kitty was a good coach, Madera High School.
0:28.4	And he walked into the gym one time or never forget it, but playing high school is walking in
0:32.8	with his team. And I knew they were the best team. I wasn't coaching then yet.
0:38.5	And I looked at him and I said, you know, someday I'm going to have a team like that.
0:44.8	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:52.0	I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:58.1	self-reflection, resilience, toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:02.7	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
1:08.4	And everything that has shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there without the values
1:15.1	and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.
1:18.7	For me, wrestling is in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:25.6	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps,
1:32.0	but it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.
1:40.4	It humbled me, taught me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:45.8	I think it's the learning to adapt, right? You learn, you learn how to adapt, you learn how to
1:50.7	solve problems. You know, probably back in my time, that's good wrestling. If they gave me one
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