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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#289 Joe Kania - Founder of Fantasy Fight League

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Joe Kania is the founder and CEO of Fantasy Fight League. Go to FantasyFightLeague.com to play now! * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. Shop Yianni D, Kyle Dake and David Carr gear 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 Nationals are returning

0:06.0

wrestler different style each day. April 8th through the 10th, 2022 at the Spartan Combat Nationals.

0:12.9

Register now at Spartancombat.com. Now let's get to the show.

0:20.7

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave us that ability.

0:27.8

I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of

0:34.0

self-reflection, resilience, toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.

0:38.6

Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.

0:44.2

And everything that has shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there without the values

0:50.9

and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling. For me wrestling is saying

0:55.5

a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

1:01.5

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled natural talent helps but it's

1:09.4

5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

1:16.2

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

1:21.6

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

1:28.5

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

1:32.2

it's mental toughness. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Wrestling Change My Life podcast.

1:37.2

This is your host, Ryan Warner. As always, we're proudly presented by Spartancombat.

1:42.4

Go to Spartancombat.com to shop Kyle Dake Merchandise.

1:47.6

Our guest today is Joe Kanya. Joe has helped this podcast tremendously over the past several months

1:54.9

and he is the founder and technically the CEO of Fantasy Fight League. Fantasy Fight League is

2:02.1

just as it sounds. It's a fantasy app but for the combat sports world, fantasyfight league.com

2:08.8

if you want to sign up and it's all about fun. Joe's tagline is sports should be fun and that's

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