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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#458 Rob Koll - UNC Head Coach, NCAA Champion

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

ABOUT THIS EPISODE Rob Koll is the head coach of UNC. He was previously the head coach at Stanford and Cornell, where he built a dynasty coaching the likes of Kyle Dake, Yianni D, Gabe Dean and Vito Arujua. Coach Koll was an NCAA champ and 4x All American for UNC back in the 80s. * PRESENTING SPONSOR This Episode is presented by NCAA Champion Teague Moore’s business, The Wrestling Consultant. When should a Sophomore plan on calling and talking to a college wrestling coach? When should a Junior plan their official campus visit? Can they plan an unofficial visit? Does a Senior need to complete NCAA Eligibility Center registration if they have not taken an official visit? The Wrestling Consultant can answer these and many more questions for you. Set up a consultation today!

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0:00.0

It is about winning and people don't it's not about the process is this no at the end of the day if you're doing things right

0:06.6

If you're bright bringing in the right kids and you're teaching the right

0:10.4

Lessons and you're living in their kids are living right you'll you'll win

0:14.8

So it should be part of the person should be a major part of it

0:18.6

And I'm not afraid I'm not gonna back down from that. I mean that's look that it's about winning

0:22.7

But it's about you know winning comes from from doing everything else right

0:30.0

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change

0:35.4

Refling give us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me or the thing's resting has taught me in terms of

0:43.2

Self-reflection resilience toughness some guys have it some guys don't

0:48.1

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

0:53.2

and everything that is shaped my life and

0:56.5

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

1:03.6

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

1:10.6

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you wrestled

1:14.3

natural talent helps

1:17.0

But it's it's

1:18.5

5% of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort

1:25.1

It humbled me taught me humility nothing can hit humble you more than wrestling. I

1:30.8

Think it's the learning to adapt right you learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems

1:37.6

You know probably back my time that's good wrestling if they give me one thing more than anything else it's toughness

1:43.2

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast

1:47.4

It's your host Ryan Warner. It's Monday September 18th

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