#319 Roger Reina - Penn Head Coach and Hall of Famer

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Roger Reina is the head coach at Penn, where he’s in his second stint as head coach. Coach Reina previously led Penn from 1986 - 2005. * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT This episode is brought to you by Spartan Combat. The Spartan Nationals are taking place this April 8-10 in Jacksonville Florida. Wrestle a different style each day and compete for one of the coolest trophies in the game at the Spartan Nationals. Register now! * 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	Wrestling fans if you're going to the NCAA tournament next week in Detroit stop by our happy hour
0:06.0	It's taking place on Thursday in between session one and two at hockey town cafe
0:11.6	It's a sports bar near little Caesars Arena walking distance. I'm told to little Caesars Arena
0:18.0	We're co-hosting it with stalemates the very popular YouTube show
0:22.7	We're gonna have an open tab. We'll be giving away merch stop by and see its next Thursday at the wrestling change my life happy hour
0:30.8	Co-hosted with stalemates and without further ado, let's get to the interview with coach Roger rain. Yeah, I mean I think at the core of it
0:38.9	You know it's belief
0:40.9	And that really deep-seated belief
0:44.9	You know not the superficial like yes, I'm gonna get it done
0:48.2	But like deep in your core, you know when no one's watching when you're by yourself making that decision
0:55.4	Deep in your heart that this is your time
1:01.0	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change
1:07.3	Wrestling give us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me
1:12.0	The things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection resilience
1:17.1	Stop this some guys have it some guys don't
1:20.0	Adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed and
1:25.3	Everything that is shaped my life
1:28.4	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
1:35.6	For me wrestling say in a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:42.4	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:46.1	natural talent helps
1:48.8	but it's it's
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