#220 Mike Powell and the new BTS Chicago Facility

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Mike Powell is the Executive Director of Beat the Streets Chicago. In this episode - recorded at the new BTS Chicago facility - we go deep on the tremendous impact that Mike and his team is making on the wrestling scene here in the Windy City. Donate to BTS Chicago’s Fund a Need Program. * 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	Folks this episode is brought to you by Beat the Street Chicago. This is one of my favorite organizations in the world and
0:07.1	They just fundraised a couple million dollars to build a standalone wrestling facility on Chicago Southside
0:13.9	We did a tour of the facility and posted it to our YouTube check it out wrestling changed my life on YouTube and the video is titled
0:22.2	Chicago's biggest wrestling room. All sport is good wrestling is king
0:30.5	We can adore anything
0:32.5	and adapt and pivot and change
0:36.2	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say that nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:44.0	self-reflection resilience
0:46.0	Toughness some guys have it some guys don't
0:49.1	adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and
0:54.2	Everything that is shaped my life and
0:57.4	And what I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling
1:04.4	For me wrestling stainless life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:11.4	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:15.1	natural talent helps
1:17.8	but it's
1:19.3	5% of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:26.0	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling. I
1:31.7	Think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:38.4	You know if I look back my time, that's good wrestling if you give me one thing more than anything else
1:44.2	Welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast. This is your host Ryan Warner
1:48.8	Folks Mike Powell is on the show today
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