#277 Travis Hammons - Harvey Twisters Head Coach

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Travis Hammons is the head coach of the Harvey Twisters, one of the most successful youth clubs in Illinois history. Travis wrestled for the Twisters and longtime head coach, Quintroy Harrell, before winning an Illinois state title as a senior. By virtue of Travis’ state title in ‘05, he became the first Chicago Public School wrestler to win a state title in 25+ years. Two weeks later, Travis won the NHSCA senior nationals and eventually would win an NJCAA title as well. In this episode we talk about, -Quintroy Harrell and his coaching philosophy -The best Harvey Twister wrestler of all time -Travis’ quarterfinal match against Sean Reynolds - one of the most talked about quarterfinal matches in IHSA history -Being a product of your environment -How wrestling saved his life Please enjoy! * 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, April
0:08.9	8th through the 10th, 2022 at the Spartan combat nationals, register
0:13.4	now at Spartancombat.com. Now, let's get to the show.
0:17.8	The way that match went, that's, that was a, that was the
0:22.0	final moment for him in my wrestling career. I'm, I'm extremely
0:25.4	grateful and passionate about that moment because any kid that
0:29.6	even feel like they want to quit or give up or act, feel like the
0:32.8	odds against them, what I went through with that match. And just
0:36.5	in that moment, it could have broke me, man, and, in turn,
0:39.6	me off a wrestling for, for ever.
0:44.7	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:50.3	Wrestling give us that ability. I would say nothing in life is
0:53.5	impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:58.0	self-reflection, resilience, toughness. Some guys have it, some
1:01.8	guys don't. Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man
1:06.5	after I failed. And everything that is shaped my life. And
1:11.8	what I'm at today would not be there without the values and
1:15.2	basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.
1:18.5	For me, wrestling is saying my life because it allowed me to
1:21.6	focus and channel my energy.
1:24.9	Well, fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled,
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