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Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

#90 Alli Ragan - 2x World Silver Medalist, 3x US Open Champ

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Alli Ragan is a 3x US Open Champion and 2x World Silver Medalist. She’s been a staple on Team USA for the past 7 years and is focused on making the 2020 Olympic team. Back in high school, Alli was the 2nd female to qualify for the Illinois Boys Wrestling Tournament. Enjoyed the heck out of this conversation and hope you do as well. Give it up for Alli Ragan! For all past episodes, please visit Wrestlingchangedmylife.com.

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0:00.0

You were listening to episode 90 of the wrestling change my life

0:03.0

podcast with Ali Reagan.

0:05.1

I get like pulled into our head doctor's office and I'm just like,

0:08.5

you mean to tell me what?

0:09.7

Like I was like so in shock and I'm like crying.

0:12.3

And I'm like Destin like I have to go to the world like you don't understand I'm like please like I'm begging him

0:21.0

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.

0:27.0

Wrestling gave us that ability.

0:28.5

I would say nothing in life has impacted me

0:31.0

or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of self-reflection,

0:35.4

resilience.

0:36.4

Toughness.

0:37.4

Some guys have it, some guys don't.

0:39.4

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

0:44.0

And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there without the

0:50.8

values and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.

0:54.8

For me, wrestling save my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

1:01.0

We're fortunate if you wrestled because if you rustled natural talent helps but it's

1:08.8

five percent of the ingredient it pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.

1:16.6

It humbled me.

1:17.5

Thought me humility. Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.

1:22.3

I think it's the learning to adapt, right?

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