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My coach, my coach Ritz Nitz, he motivated, he knew how to motivate me and he told me that he

called down to Oklahoma and they told him, he told him about me and he told him that there was

100 some kids better than me. We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling

gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has

taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience. Some guys haven't, some guys don't.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it's mental toughness. Ladies and gentlemen, you're listening to Wrestling Change My Life.

This is your host, Ryan Warner. Monday, February 7th. We're in the thick of the college season,

but today we have a freestyle legit coming on the show. Melvin Douglas. Melvin was a two-time

Olympian, a six-time world team member, a 1993 world champion, a 1989 world silver,

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