#92 Mark Perry Sr - All American and Former Coach for Oklahoma State

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

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🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Mark Perry Senior is a former All American for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. After retiring from wrestling, Perry Senior coached at Nebraska before returning home to Stillwater to coach the Cowboys with his brother-in-law John Smith. Mark is also the father of Chris and Mark Perry Junior, both of whom were 2x NCAA champs. Enjoy this one folks!

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0:00.0	You're listening to the wrestling change my life podcast episode 92 with Mark Perry senior.
0:06.7	It's all about discipline. It's all about structure. It's all about not trying to
0:12.1	cheat it.
0:12.8	You can't cheat this sport.
0:18.0	We can endure anything and adapt and pivot and change.
0:25.0	Wrestling gave us that ability. I would say nothing in life has impacted me
0:28.0	or the things wrestling has taught me in terms of
0:31.0	self-reflection, resilience.
0:33.0	Toughness.
0:34.0	Some guys have it, some guys don't.
0:36.0	Adversity, 100% how to pick myself up and be a man after I failed.
0:41.0	And everything that has shaped my life and where I'm at today would not be there
0:46.8	without the values and basically the lessons I've learned through the sport of wrestling.
0:51.8	For me, wrestling saved my life because it allowed me to focus and channel my energy.
0:57.0	We're fortunate if you wrestle because if you wrestle,
1:01.0	natural talent helps,
1:05.1	but it's 5% of the ingredient.
1:08.4	It pales in comparison to heart and technique and effort.
1:13.5	It humbled me, taught me humility.
1:15.3	Nothing can humble you more than wrestling.
1:19.0	I think it's the learning to adapt, right?
1:21.5	You learn, you learn how to adapt, you learn how to solve problems.
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