To be successful, you know, at that level, you have to be wired differently.

Like, I am wired different, Logan's wired different, and a lot of these kids that

became really, really good down the road. Like, you have to have this kind of,

you have to tap into something that's just different that people don't really have.

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.

Refling gave us that ability.

I would say nothing in life has impacted me

that things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience,

toughness. 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.

Well, 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 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,

it's mental toughness.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Wrestling Change My Life podcast.

It's your host, Ryan Warner. Our guest today is the great David Taylor,

the most decorated international wrestler in Penn State history. He's an Olympic champ,

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