#223 Buddy Lee - Olympian, Inventor and World-Class Jump Roper

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Buddy Lee is a US Olympian Wrestler, 2X US Marine Best Athlete and the world’s leading Jump Rope Training educator and pioneer in jump rope product technology. His time-tested system lets you experience real and lasting fitness results while helping you to reach the highest levels of physicality and mental toughness. Buddy Lee, has earned a worldwide reputation with his incredible jump rope skills and highly motivational speeches, putting on 6,000+ events in 60 countries before Presidents and national leaders, and has appeared in international TV commercials and talk shows. Buddy Lee is the president and CEO of Jump Rope Technology, Inc. (JRT), the premier organization in the field of jump rope training education for fitness and improved sports performance. He is the co-inventor of the revolutionary Swivel-Bearing Jump Rope technology and maker of the world-renowned Buddy Lee Jump Ropes®. He has been appointed as the Jump Rope Subject Matter Expert to iconic mainstream health & fitness brands such as US Olympic Teams, US Government, CrossFit, TRX, 9-Round Fitness and others. Connect with Buddy -Website -Instagram * 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	When you go out there and you start looking for a job, there's going to be no one who can compete
0:04.4	with you. They don't have your mindset. They don't know what it's like to be a wrestler,
0:08.9	the star, you know, and basically go against a guy that's supposed to be better in you and you
0:14.0	end up beating them. Most people, they end up giving up. So what we do, we push beyond the barrier.
0:20.5	And that's what life feels. Reach your potential as a human being. And you're going to take that
0:26.0	mindset to business and whatever you, whatever else you do. And you're going to promote the sport
0:32.2	because at the end of the day, people are going to hear that, wow, man, that guy used to be a wrestler.
0:37.8	Hey guys, this and every episode is sponsored by Spartan Combat. They're our title sponsor.
0:43.1	And we're working on a really cool project together. I'm going behind the scenes with Kyle
0:48.9	Dake, Yani, Vito and Gabe Dean starting Sunday as they make their final push to become Olympians.
0:56.3	We're going to record the whole thing. And episodes will be released every day next week,
1:00.8	starting Monday at 7 p.m. Central Standard Time. Again, next Monday, 7 p.m. Central Standard Time
1:08.0	episode one of our video documentary series called Tokyo Dreams Goes Live.
1:17.4	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
1:23.0	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or
1:27.6	the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience. Stop this.
1:33.6	Some guys have it, some guys don't. Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
1:40.8	And everything that is shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there without the values
1:47.6	and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling. For me, wrestling is saying my life
1:52.4	because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy. We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you
2:00.0	wrestled, natural talent helps, but it's 5% of the ingredients. It pales in comparison to heart and
2:09.9	technique and effort. It humbled me, taught me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
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