#303 Tom Brands - Iowa Head Coach, 4x NCAA Champion Coach

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Tom Brands is the head coach of the University of Iowa wrestling team where he’s won 4 NCAA team titles. Tom is a 3x NCAA champ for legendary coach Dan Gable and the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist. Tom was also the 1993 world champion. This interview was recorded back in October as part of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Podcast series. You can watch the full video version of the episode on the Hawkeye Wrestling Club Inner Circle portal or the HWC’s Rokfin channel. (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com) * PRESENTED BY QUANT WRESTLING This episode is presented by Quant Wrestling, an app that provides detailed analytics on the sport of wrestling. Download the Quant app now in the Apple and Google stores. Use the discount code WCML to get your first month free. * 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.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Wrestling fans, we have a very exciting announcement from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Friday when Penn State wrestles Iowa.
0:09.0	It's January 28th. We're going to be doing a happy hour at the Vine in Coralville, Iowa.
0:15.0	It's walking distance to Carver Hawkeye from 4 to 7 p.m. Open bar, open food, merch giveaway, you name it. It's going to be awesome.
0:24.0	We're teaming up with our good friends, stalemates. So stalemates, plus wrestling changed my life.
0:29.0	Happy hour at the Vine in Coralville, Iowa. 4 to 7 p.m. before Iowa wrestles Penn State.
0:35.0	Be there or be square. Now let's get to the interview.
0:38.0	Roy Salger told Lee Weber that he would kiss his feet in the rain on Burlington Street.
0:43.0	If he caught him in a fireman's carry and Lee Weber caught him in a fireman's carry.
0:49.0	And Roy Salger still has not kissed his feet in the rain in Burlington Street.
0:53.0	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
1:02.0	Wrestling gave us that ability.
1:04.0	I would say that nothing in life has impacted me or that things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
1:12.0	Stop it. Some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:15.0	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
1:20.0	And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there without the values
1:27.0	and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.
1:30.0	For me, wrestling is saying my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:37.0	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps.
1:43.0	But it's 5% of the ingredients.
1:47.0	It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.
1:52.0	It humbled me, taught me humility.
1:54.0	Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wrestling Changed My Life, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Wrestling Changed My Life and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.