#226 Olympic Trials Recap: J'den Cox, Kyle Dake, Helen Maroulis and Gable Steveson

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Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Olympic Trials were incredible, and in this episode Adam Tirapelle and I break-down some of our favorite moments including: -Kyle Dake vs Jordan Burroughs -Gable Steveson and his chances for winning gold at Tokyo -J’den Cox and what’s next for the two-time UWW World Champion -Helen Maroulis vs Jenna Burkert Enjoy! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you Tokyo Dreams, the all-access, behind the scenes, vlog on Kyle Dake, Yianni Diakomihalis, Vito Arujua and Gabe Dean. Watch Tokyo Dreams on IGTV (@spartancombat) and Youtube. * 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, before this episode, check out Tokyo Dreams.
0:03.7	It's our behind the scenes,
0:05.3	five part vlog series on the Spartan combat wrestlers.
0:09.0	We spent nine days embedded with Kyle Dake, Yani D,
0:13.0	Vito and Gabe Dean during their final week
0:15.6	before the Olympic trials.
0:17.6	It's called Tokyo Dreams.
0:19.1	Watch it now on YouTube.
0:20.6	I think Burrows had more of a game plan for him
0:23.9	than daycare for Burrows.
0:25.5	I mean, don't get me wrong.
0:26.3	There was some check down things that he did
0:28.4	to keep Burrows off balance with his open shots,
0:30.6	but Dake is probably the best athlete in the last 30 years
0:38.1	that I've seen wrestle.
0:42.8	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:48.4	Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:50.0	I would say nothing in life has impacted me
0:52.6	or the things wrestling has taught me
0:54.7	in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
0:59.0	Some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:01.0	Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up
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