#273 Tamyra Mensah-Stock - Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tamyra Mensah-Stock is an Olympic Gold Medalist in women's wrestling. Tamyra is also a 2019 World Champ and a 2018 World Bronze medalist. She’s undoubtedly one of the best - if not the best - American women's wrestlers of all time. In this episode we cover -The Olympics and subsequent media circus after winning Gold -Tamyra’s early years in Katy Texas -Coach Johnny Cobb and his impact on Mensah-Stocks’ college years -The 2016 Olympic Trials -Battling Kennedy Blades at the 2021 Olympic Trials -Looking ahead to 2024 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
0:13.4	That's something that I definitely want to like just get the message out for people is yeah
0:18.4	Like wrestling can get you but it is a means to it and it will get you it will get you where you need to be
0:23.6	But it's not who you are
0:26.6	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change
0:34.0	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me
0:38.7	The things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection resilience
0:43.7	Toughness some guys have it some guys don't
0:46.7	Adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed
0:51.9	And everything that is shaped my life
0:55.1	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
1:02.3	For me wrestling saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:09.2	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:12.8	natural talent helps
1:15.6	but it's
1:17.1	5% of the ingredients it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:23.6	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling
1:29.4	I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:36.1	You know if I look back my time that's good wrestling if you give me one thing more than anything else
1:41.7	Welcome back to wrestling change my life
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