You were listening to the wrestling change my life podcast episode 91 with

Stefan Meechick. You know it was with my dad I just told him I was like hey I don't like I don't

want to lose I don't want to just do this to just be kind of decent at it like I want to be the best.

We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change. Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me

more than 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 is 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. For me, you wrestle saving my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.

We're fortunate if you wrestle because if you wrestle natural talent helps but it's 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 could at wrestling. If it gave me one thing more than anything else, it's

a myth of toughness. What's going on everybody? It's Ryan with wrestling change my life. Thank you so

much for tuning in. My guest today is the great Stefan Meechik

2020 Olympian for Serbia. He qualified the weight by placing fifth the 2019

worlds. He's also a three-time all-American from Michigan and back in high school

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