#322 Gerry Abas - 4x All American and 3x NCAA Finalist

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 24 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Gerry Abas is the first 4x All American in California history. He was also a 3x NCAA finalist for Fresno State. His brother Stephen Abas was a 3x NCAA champ and an Olympic Silver medalist. * PRESENTED BY SPARTAN COMBAT Wrestle at the Spartan Combat Nationals taking place April 8-10 in Jacksonville Florida. Register 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	Folks, if you're on Instagram, follow us at wrestling change my life. We post video clips from these interviews
0:06.4	On Instagram at wrestling change my life. Check it out. Give us a follow if you haven't done so already
0:12.2	Now let's give it up for Jerry Abyss
0:15.2	East 12th that was our bar station
0:17.6	He's 12th and East Oakland if you got off that bar station. There was probably some
0:22.6	Buddy from our crew rec city rockers
0:24.9	We wait and post up because it was like this is our church
0:28.2	So it was like we've got a battle
0:32.8	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change
0:38.6	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the thing's wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:46.2	Self-reflection resilience toughness some guys have it some guys don't
0:51.4	Adversity 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed
0:56.3	And everything that is shaped my life and
1:00.0	Where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling
1:06.5	For me wrestling saying a life because it's allowed me to focus and channel my energy
1:13.6	We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled
1:17.4	natural talent helps but it's it's
1:21.5	Five percent of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort
1:28.3	It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling
1:33.2	I think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:40.6	You know probably back my time that's good wrestling if you give me one thing more than anything else it's toughness
1:46.5	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast. This is your host Ryan Warner
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