#274 Bo Bassett - Cadet World Champ and 2x Super 32 Champ

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Bo Bassett (@BoBassett06) is a Cadet World champion, and the pound for pound best 8th grader on the planet. This fall, he’ll be shooting to become just the 3rd wrestler to win a Super 32 high school title as a middle schooler. This past summer, Bo dominated at the 2021 UWW Cadet World Championships, winning the 45kg title by pinning his Russian foe in the finals. In this episode we cover: -Bo’s daily routine -Why Bo visualizes twice per day -Bishop McCort High School and the crazy loaded squad they’ll have next year with the likes of Sam Herring -Machine gun mindset -The 2021 World Title -Super 32 Please enjoy! (Picture: UWW) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals are returning to Jacksonville, Florida on April 8-10, 2022. Register now at SpartanCombat.Com * 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, this April in Jacksonville, Florida, the Spartan combat
0:04.2	nationals are returning, wrestle a different style each day.
0:08.5	April 8th through the 10th 2022 at the Spartan combat nationals.
0:12.9	Register now at Spartancombat.com.
0:16.3	Now let's get to the show.
0:18.0	But that's my main goal is to break the guy.
0:24.4	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:30.0	Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:31.5	I would say nothing in life has impacted me or
0:34.7	the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
0:39.6	Stop this. Some guys haven't, some guys don't.
0:42.5	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
0:47.8	And everything that is shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there without the
0:54.0	values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.
0:58.2	For me, wrestling is in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:05.1	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps,
1:11.5	but it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.
1:19.9	It humbled me, taught me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:25.3	I think it's the learning to adapt, right?
1:28.0	You learn how to adapt. You learn how to solve problems.
1:32.1	You know, probably back in my time, that's good wrestling.
1:33.7	If you did, be one thing more than anything else that's toughness.
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