I just know that this is an opportunity that's once in a lifetime that you're

not going to get back. It is a dream of mine. It's either now or never. I don't

know what the answer is going to be, but the biggest thing was I want at least

find out what the answer is.

We can adore anything and adapt and pivot and change.

Wrestling give 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.

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

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

And everything that is 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 is saying 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, 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, that's toughness. Yes indeed, folks. We are back on the

wrestling change my life podcast. This is your host, Ryan Warner. It's Friday June

2nd coming to you from Chicago, IL, birthplace of the baby back ribs.

It's summertime and after a two week break, I was on vacation for the last two

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