#227 John Smith talks 1988-1992 and Pat Smith's 4 NCAA Titles

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 93 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE This episode is with the great John Smith. This interview was recorded in September of 2020 and was the second of three interviews that we recorded with John as part of our audio documentary, The Smiths. This interview covers the second-half of John’s competitive career, as well as John’s perspective on Pat’s career. 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,
0:13.1	Vito and Gabe Dean during their final week
0:15.6	before the Olympic trials.
0:17.6	It's called Tokyo Dreams, watch it now on YouTube.
0:21.0	Going into that match, you know,
0:23.2	I knew that I needed to stop him.
0:26.9	He was strong, he was powerful.
0:28.9	And I think my focus early on was make this big, strong guy react,
0:36.7	you know, make him feel your pressure,
0:39.0	make him feel the threat to his legs,
0:41.9	make him put some fear in him,
0:45.8	like, I can't grab this guy, I can't get a hold of him.
0:52.6	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:58.1	Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:59.6	I would say nothing in life has impacted me
1:02.2	or the things wrestling has taught me
1:04.4	in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
1:07.8	Stop it. Some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:10.6	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up
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