#67 Brent Metcalf - Iowa State Assistant Coach, 2x NCAA Champ, Hodge Trophy Winner

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 27 October 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Brent Metcalf is entering his second season as a full-time assistant coach on Iowa State’s wrestling staff. It is his third season overall with the Cyclones after serving as the volunteer assistant for the 2017-18 season. Metcalf served as the National Freestyle Developmental Coach prior to his arrival in Ames. As a senior-level athlete, Metcalf was a staple in the United States’ lineup from 2010-2016. He was a part of four U.S. Freestyle World Teams (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015). Metcalf qualified for the U.S. Freestyle National Team for six straight years from 2010-16, winning U.S. Open titles in 2014 and 2015. He was also a member of the 2006 Junior World Team. Metcalf is one of the most decorated wrestlers in Iowa wrestling history. He won two NCAA titles (2008, 2010) and was three-time NCAA finalist (2008-10) in his three seasons wrestling for the Hawkeyes. A native of Davison, Mich., Metcalf won the 2008 Dan Hodge trophy, given annually to the nation’s best collegiate wrestler, and helped the Hawkeyes to three NCAA team titles (2008, 2009, 2010).

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show folks. This is wrestling changed my life. Here we go.
0:03.6	Never settle and that led to everything right so I teach this now and I can't kids look at me like I'm crazy
0:09.4	but you know like you're going on the map and let's say you win 12 to zero right well when you
0:17.2	walk off the mat like part of me you should be good you should be happy but party in
0:21.6	your head say I missed three points you know I could I
0:25.6	should have got the tech ball.
0:29.6	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave us that ability.
0:37.0	I would say nothing in life has impacted me more than the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection, resilience.
0:45.0	Toughness. Some guys have it, some guys don't.
0:48.0	Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed. 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 through the sport of wrestling.
1:03.3	For me, you wrestle save my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
1:09.0	We're fortunate if you wrestle because if you wrestle
1:14.0	natural talent helps but it's 5% of the ingredient.
1:20.0	It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.
1:25.0	It humbled me, taught me humility.
1:27.0	Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:30.0	I think it's the learning to adapt, right learn you learn how to adapt you learn how to solve problems
1:37.4	You know if I look back my time that's good wrestling if they gave me one thing more than anything else
1:41.3	It's not toughness
1:43.0	Ladies and gents, boys and girls, welcome to another episode of wrestling changed my life.
1:49.0	We greatly appreciate you tuning in.
1:51.0	My guest today is Brent Metcalf, currently the assistant coach at
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