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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#248 Alec Pantaleo - 3x All American for Michigan

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Alec Pantaleo is a 3x All American for the University of Michigan and has been lighting up the freestyle scene this summer. He just won the Poland Open and will be gunning for his first Senior World Team this fall. In college, Alec was coached by Josh Churella, Sean Bormet and now the great Sergei Beloglazov at the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Connect with Alec on Instagram and Twitter: @alecpantaleo. * PRESENTED BY MANSCAPED This episode is brought to you by Manscaped. Save 20% off on your next purchase with the promo code ‘WCML’. Shop Manscaped now. * 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

You're listening to wrestling change my life presented by Spartan combat. Let's go. I think I've brainwashed myself to just be positive in life

0:07.5

You know like

0:09.2

Even some days like I wake up. I'm like, I'm so sorry. I'm up. I'm alive, you know

0:15.8

Which it makes it hard for me to like

0:18.1

to like

0:19.9

Talk to some people that like are going through tough times because I I'm just I'm always so positive

0:25.2

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change

0:33.8

Wrestling give us that ability. I would say that nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of

0:41.4

Self-reflection resilience

0:43.4

Toughness some guys have it some guys don't adversity

0:47.8

How to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and everything that is shaped my life

0:54.8

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

1:01.9

For me wrestling is in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy

1:08.8

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled

1:12.6

natural talent helps but it's

1:16.7

5% of the ingredients it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort

1:23.5

It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling. I

1:29.2

Think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems

1:35.8

No, if I look back my time, that's good wrestling. If you give me one thing more than anything else, it's mental toughness

1:41.8

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast

1:45.6

This is yours truly Ryan Warner or coming off of a fantastic fourth of July weekend

1:51.2

I moved condos last week still in Chicago. Don't you worry?

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