#308 Steve Sanderson - Hall of Fame Coach for Wasatch High School

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Steve Sanderson is the father of Cael, Cody, Cole and Cyler Sanderson - one of the most successful families in collegiate wrestling history. Steve built a dynasty at Wasatch High School in Heber City Utah, coaching 5 teams to Top 10 national rankings. His sons have been 8x All Americans at the NCAA tournament, with Cael Sanderson being the first to win 4 NCAA titles while going undefeated. Today, Steve is still coaching. Cael and Cody are creating their own dynasty at Penn State, while Cyler and Cole are still involved in coaching in Utah. Enjoy! (Picture: Sanderson Wrestling Academy) * 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 Sportacalegiate 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. Use the discount code WCML to get your first month free.
0:28.8	Now let's get to the episode.
0:30.5	I hate to admit this, but when my kids came into the program,
0:36.4	one day my wife stopped me at the end of the practice and said,
0:39.2	you know you're treating everybody else's kids better than you're treating your own.
0:45.8	And that was probably the biggest wake-up call that I ever had.
0:50.3	And it kind of changed my philosophy and I started looking at wrestling and the programs differently.
0:59.6	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.
1:05.2	Wrestling gave us that ability.
1:06.7	I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me
1:11.5	in terms of self-reflection, resilience, toughness.
1:15.7	Some guys have it, some guys don't.
1:17.7	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
1:23.1	And everything that has shaped my life and what I'm at today would not be there
1:28.5	without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.
1:33.4	For me, wrestling is in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
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