#316 Emma Randall - Head Women's Coach at the NYCRTC

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 4 March 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Emma Randall is the head women’s coach of the New York City Regional Training Center, where she coaches the undergraduate women’s wrestlers at Columbia, who compete through the NYCRTC. Before that, Emma coached at Beat the Streets New York and was on the USAW National Team Staff. Enjoy! (Picture: Justin Hoch) * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Spartan Combat recently signed Kylie Welker, one of the top junior women wrestlers in the country. Kylie is also committed to wrestle at the University of Iowa. Shop Kylie Welker gear now at SpartanCombat.com. * 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 our friends at Fantasy Fight League.
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0:08.4	go to fantasyfightleague.com, set your lineup's earn points based on how your
0:14.0	wrestlers perform. And at the end of each month, so at the end of March,
0:18.6	Fantasy Fight League will award prizes to the top 10, get your team set today at
0:23.6	fantasyfightleague.com. Now let's get to the episode with Emma Randal.
0:30.4	We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:38.0	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me
0:42.2	more than the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:45.6	self-reflection, resilience, toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.
0:50.5	Adversity, 100%, how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
0:55.9	And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not
1:01.0	be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to
1:05.0	the sport of wrestling. For me, wrestling is saying my life because it
1:08.4	allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:13.2	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent
1:18.2	helps, but it's 5% of the ingredient. It pales in comparison to heart and
1:25.0	technique and effort. It humbled me, taught me humility.
1:29.7	Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:33.4	I think it's the learning to adapt, right? You learn how to adapt.
1:37.6	You learn how to solve problems. If I look back my time, that's good wrestling.
1:41.8	If you give me one thing more than anything else, that's toughness.
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