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Team Never Quit

Anthony Robles: Unstoppable – The Wrestler Born With One Leg Who Became An NCAA Champion and Inspired The Nation

Team Never Quit

Marcus Luttrell

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.86K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Unstoppable: Anthony Robles on Defying the Odds and Dominating the Mat
In this week’s episode of the Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus, Melanie, and Hunter welcome NCAA wrestling champion and three-time All-American Anthony Robles. Born with one leg, Anthony refused to let his circumstances define him, instead rewriting the rules of perseverance and grit to capture the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championship for Arizona State University—earning the nickname “The Beast.”
Anthony’s story of resilience has inspired millions, chronicled in his autobiography Unstoppable and the upcoming feature film of the same name. Beyond the mat, he has built a powerful platform as a motivational speaker, Nike athlete, and member of President Obama’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, as well as a respected NCAA wrestling analyst for ESPN and the Pac-12 Network.
In this conversation, Anthony shares the mindset that propelled him to the top of collegiate wrestling as well as lessons on perseverance, faith, and unlocking hidden potential.
Anthony Robles’ journey is a testament to the phrase “never quit,” proving that true strength lies in heart and determination.
Tune in for a powerful dose of inspiration from a man who embodies the spirit of resilience.

In this episode you will hear:
• My mom always told me growing up that God made me this way for a reason. (3:26)
• Every single challenge I’ve faced was a puzzle. I could figure it out. There’s nothing that I couldn’t do. (3:35)
• She [My mom] would say “You never let a challenge become an excuse to say I can’t do it.” (6:15)
• I had frustration and rage in me, but I was able to channel that, and use it for wrestling. (7:43)
• If I quit now, I’m proving a lot of people right. (7:56)
• I don’t know where I’d be right now without those individuals who did support me. (12:19)
• My goal in my junior year was nothing but state champion. (13:26)
• I received a stack of letters from a group of 3rd graders who were shown the movie. They were writing me as their hero of the week. That, for me, opened my eyes to finally understand that I was wrestling for a bigger cause and a bigger purpose than just a bracket or a medal to put around my neck. (22:05)
• I don’t want to look back with regret thinking “Man, I wish I had done more.” (26:57)
• I want my son to look up to me and say “I want to be like my dad one day.” (27:25)
• [My mom] was the best coach I could have ever asked for in my life. (31:21)
• My message is the word “Unstoppable”. It’s the fact that we all wrestle with a challenge, (39:10)
• If you’re unchallenged, you’re unchanged. (39:50)
• [Marcus] “Man, you don’t have a message – you ARE the message.” (40:07)
• Greatness is not measured by trophies; it’s not measured by getting first place. It’s just knowing you gave your very best. (42:03)

Support Anthony:
https://anthonyrobles.com/
IG: arobles125

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:17.8

My message is the same.

0:19.8

It's that word unstoppable.

0:21.4

And then it's the fact that we all wrestle with a challenge.

0:23.4

All right, everybody, welcome back to the t n q podcast i'm your host marcus

0:40.8

lettrell every week it's my job to fire you up to ignite the legend inside of you and to push

0:46.5

you to your greatness join me every week as i take you into my briefing room with some of the

0:50.8

most hard charging people on the planet they're going to show you how to embrace the suck of life, teach you the values of working your ass off, and charge through whatever life throws at you. This is the team never quit podcast. Don't buckle up, Buttercup.

1:17.0

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Team Never Quit podcast.

1:20.0

As always, thank you guys so much for listening and watching.

1:24.3

And please don't forget to hit that like and subscribe button wherever you're getting this show.

1:28.7

So I'm really excited for today's guest, but before we get into him,

1:35.5

let's kick it off with our weekly Patreon question. And this week we've got, what is the very first thing that you do after coming home from a trip? Do you unpacked? You just go sit

1:42.0

on the couch, go take a shower. What's the first? I go sit on the couch. Like, I go sit on the couch go take a shower what's the first i go sit on the

1:46.2

couch like unwind i need to unwind for a minute what about you so i got to pick him up and

1:55.3

hold him tight oh that's a good one the kids yeah yeah if they're yeah if they're there i mean that's a good one the kids yeah yeah if they're yeah through there i mean that that's absolutely the

2:05.1

first thing is is the family and then yours you always get a shower shower that's first thing i do man is

2:10.7

wash off the trip and it doesn't even matter what time of day it is either man that that airport man

2:16.2

got to get that off yeah yeah right it's the airport That airport, man, got to get that off. Yeah, yeah, right?

2:17.9

It's the airport.

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