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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#307 Stephen Barrett - NCAA Champ, Russian Resident for 15 years

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Stephen Barrett is an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. He was the first California state champion to win a division one NCAA title. After wrestling for the Cowboys, Stephen embarked on a career living abroad for Athletes in Action, which has taken him to places such as Moscow, Eastern Europe, and Mongolia. Enjoy this one folks! * PRESENTED BY QUANT WRESTLING Quant Wrestling combines data analytics with the sport of collegiate wrestling. They track and time every activity in a wrestling match to produce 550 statistics that update daily. Download Quant now on the Apple and Google app 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! * 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

This episode is brought to you by Quant Wrestling.

0:03.1

Quant takes the money ball approach to the sport collegiate wrestling.

0:07.6

They track in time every activity throughout a wrestling match

0:11.0

and upload over 550 match stats to the Quant app to do things like predict match outcomes.

0:17.1

I love this feature.

0:18.5

You can use it in the Quant app available now in the Google and Apple Play Stores.

0:23.2

That's Q-U-A-N-T.

0:25.0

Use the discount code WCML to get your first month free.

0:28.8

Now let's get to the episode.

0:30.4

I thought if I win this match, if I'm if I'm national champ,

0:34.0

if I get that title that I've been working so hard for for all these years,

0:38.8

I'm going to be happy the rest of my life.

0:40.7

You know, I'm going to be completely satisfied.

0:43.5

And so I, you know, I like to say I don't know when that happiness left,

0:47.0

but by the next morning it was gone.

0:52.2

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.

0:56.5

Wrestling gave us that ability.

0:59.3

I would say nothing in life has impacted me

1:02.0

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

1:07.5

Toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.

1:10.4

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

1:15.7

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

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