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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#443 David Carr - NCAA Champ for Iowa State, Junior World Champ

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

ABOUT THIS EPISODE David Carr is an NCAA champion for Iowa State. He’s also a 4x All-American and a U20 Junior World Champ. David is the son of Nate Carr - Olympic Bronze Medalist and NCAA Champion for Iowa State in the 1980s. Enjoy this one!

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0:00.0

If the worst thing that happens to me is a wrestling match, I'm blessed.

0:06.0

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.

0:12.0

Wrestling gave us that ability.

0:14.0

I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience.

0:22.0

Stop it. Some guys have it, some guys don't.

0:25.0

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

0:30.0

And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there without the values and basically the lessons I've learned to the sport of wrestling.

0:40.0

For me, wrestling is saying a life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

0:47.0

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled, natural talent helps.

0:53.0

But it's 5% of the ingredients. It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

1:01.0

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

1:07.0

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

1:14.0

Now, if I look back my time, that's good wrestling. If they gave me one thing more than anything else, it's not toughness.

1:20.0

Welcome back to the Wrestling Change My Life podcast. This is your host, Ryan Warner.

1:25.0

Our guest today is the great David Carr NCAA champion.

1:30.0

Four-time all-American fry was state. He was also a U-20 junior world champ.

1:36.0

David's one of the best wrestlers in the NCAA game. And it was great to have him on the show.

1:41.0

Band of the week goes to our friend Wayne Tomola from Sterling Heights, Michigan.

1:48.0

Wayne is the proud new owner of two wrestling change my life t-shirts.

1:52.0

Thank you so much, Wayne. We appreciate it.

1:55.0

And if you want to own a wrestling change my life t, go to store.restlingchangemylife.com.

2:01.0

And without further ado, folks, let's give it up for the great David Carr.

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