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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#281 Kyle Evans - 2x NCAA D2 Champ for UCO

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Kyle Evans is a 2x NCAA D2 NCAA champion and 4x All American for Central Oklahoma. He was inducted into the UCO Hall of Fame in 2020. At UCO, Evans was coached by the great David James where his team won the national title during Kyle’s junior year. 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

Super 32 is in the books, folks, which means it's time to start planning for the Spartan Combat

0:05.9

Nationals coming back to Jacksonville, Florida, this April 8th through the 10th,

0:11.5

Russell Beach, Folkstown, Freestyle, and Greco at the Spartan Combat Nationals.

0:16.6

Register now at Spartancombat.com.

0:19.6

Where it's really helped me is if things are going bad and whatever I'm doing or they're not going

0:24.1

my way, I still believe that I can win. I'm not just going to keep going. I still think I can win.

0:30.7

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.

0:38.3

Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say that nothing in life has impacted me

0:42.4

or that things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience,

0:47.9

toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't. Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man

0:54.4

after I failed. And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be

1:01.4

there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.

1:06.4

For me, wrestling's ain't a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

1:13.4

We're fortunate if you've wrestled because if you've wrestled, natural talent helps,

1:19.8

but it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

1:28.2

It humbled me, taught me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.

1:33.6

I think it's the learning to adapt, right? You learn how to adapt. You learn how to solve problems.

1:40.6

If I look back my time, that's good wrestling. If you give me one thing more than anything else,

1:44.3

that's my problem. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Wrestling Change My Life podcast,

1:49.6

presented by Spartan Combat. This is your host, Ryan Warner. Our guest today is two-time

1:55.9

NCAA division two champion, Kyle Evans. Kyle was also a four-time All-American for the

2:01.9

University of Central Oklahoma or UCO as it's known. Really enjoyed this conversation. Hope you

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