#272 Zain Retherford - 3x NCAA Champ and 2x Hodge Trophy Winner

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Zain Retherford is a 3x NCAA champion for Penn State, 2x Hodge Trophy winner and a 2x National Team member. He’s one of the most dominant college wrestlers of all time. Now, he’s focused on making the 2022 World Team. In this episode we cover: -Zain’s early years -Doing 1k push-ups in a single night -Cael Sanderson and being recruited by Penn State -The 2012 Cadet World Championships -Wrestling Jason Nolf -The 2016 Olympic Trials -2019 Final X vs Yianni -Zain’s tactic for reducing performance anxiety -Zain’s favorite book Please enjoy! (Picture: Tony Rotundo) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Yianni Diakomihalis’s new apparel line just dropped. Shop Yianni D shirts and singlets now at Spartan Combat. * 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, the Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with amateur wrestlers - past and current - MMA fighters and titans of industry. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday, where host Ryan Warner talks college wrestling, Olympic wrestling and more with some of the biggest names in the sport. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries including Slaying Saitiev, The Smiths and Gable the GOAT.

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0:00.0	Wrestling fans, thank you so much for tuning in to wrestling change my life. If you're listening on Apple podcasts
0:05.8	Please consider leaving a rating and a review
0:09.1	The more we get the more this show is bubbled up to wrestling fans just like you and seventh grade
0:14.1	I was kind of getting tired of getting bullied around by stronger opponents
0:19.0	That was kind of up and to that point. That was kind of my mo was I wasn't necessarily the strongest
0:25.0	so my dad
0:26.6	We created a plan. I was I'd build up to it, but I ended up doing a thousand push-ups three days a week
0:35.8	We can endure anything
0:38.0	and adapt and pivot and change
0:41.6	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:49.2	Self-reflection resilience stop miss some guys have it some guys don't
0:54.3	adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and
0:59.6	Everything that is shaped my life and
1:02.9	Where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling
1:09.7	For me wrestling saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:16.6	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:20.4	natural talent helps
1:23.0	But it's it's
1:25.0	5% of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:31.3	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling
1:36.2	I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:43.6	You know probably back in my time that's good wrestling if you give me one thing more than anything else
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