#294 Lee Pritts - ASU Assistant Coach, All American, Triathlete

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE Lee Pritts is the assistant coach at Arizona State. Lee has been coaching D1 wrestling for over 19 years. As a wrestler, Lee was an All American for Eastern Michigan in 1996. Really enjoyed this one folks, hope you do as well. Photo: Tony Rotundo / Wrestlers are Warriors * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is presented by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Combat Nationals are returning this April (4/8-4/10) to Jacksonville, Florida. Wrestle Beach, Freestyle, Greco and Folkstyle and compete for one of the coolest trophies in wrestling. Register now. * 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	Folks, if you like wrestling, you should consider the Spartan combat nationals.
0:04.4	It's the only tournament that I know of where you can wrestle a beach, freestyle, Greco
0:08.7	and folk style all in the same tournament.
0:12.2	It's going down this April 8th through the 10th in Jacksonville, Florida.
0:16.9	Register now at Spartancombat.com.
0:19.7	Now let's get to the show.
0:20.7	I'm getting ready to run out and my coach grabs me and he smacks me right across the
0:25.4	face.
0:27.4	And again, you get to stand.
0:29.1	I haven't been around wrestling that long.
0:30.4	I didn't know that people were doing this, you know, and I remember running out in
0:35.2	wrestling and I came back and during the whole match, the only thing I was thinking about
0:39.2	why the hell did he just smack me in the face?
0:45.3	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:51.0	Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:52.3	I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in
0:57.2	terms of self-reflection, resilience, toughness, some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:03.4	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
1:08.8	And everything that has shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there without
1:14.4	the values and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.
1:19.1	For me, wrestling is in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:25.1	Well, fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps, but it's
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