On today's episode with Jamil Kelly.

From the way the Nationals broke down, I knew who I was going to have to wrestle to get through the tournament,

so it was just kind of one match at a time.

But like I said, it was probably the most free that I've just ever just wrestled and just kind of just went out there and let it fly.

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave 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. 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 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

support of wrestling. For me, wrestling saved my life because it allowed me to focus and

channel my energy. We're fortunate if you rustled because if you rustled, 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.

You know if I look back my time I spent wrestling if it gave me one scene more than anything else, it's meant the toughness.

Ladies and gents, welcome back to the wrestling change my life podcast.

This is your host, Ryan Warner. My guest today is Jamil Kelly, one of the great stories of our generation.

And what I mean by that is, Jameil plays fourth in the state tournament in high school.

That was the best he did. He never all American for Oklahoma State. Qualified for

nationals twice, but never all American. And then in 2000, he has this kind of chance

run-in with Carricat at the Olympic Training Center and lo and behold

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