Ep 6 - The Henry Cejudo Experiment

Wrestling Changed My Life (Wrestling Podcast)

Wrestling Changed My Life

Sports

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Henry heads to Beijing to wrestle in the 2008 Olympic Games. ** The Henry Cejudo Experiment is a six-part audio documentary podcast that chronicles the rise of Henry Cejudo’s wrestling career, featuring over 30 never-before-heard interviews from Henry’s friends, family, and biggest competitors. ** The Wrestling Changed My Life Podcast features long-form interviews with the biggest names in the sport. New episodes are released every Monday and Wednesday. Wrestling Changed My Life also produces original audio documentaries, such as the Henry Cejudo Experiment, The Smiths, Escape from Englewood, and Slaying Saitiev. With over 850 5-star Apple Podcast reviews, Wrestling Changed My Life is one of the most listened-to wrestling podcasts in the country.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 6 of the Henry Sahuto Experiment.
0:08.5	This episode begins one week before the opening ceremonies.
0:13.4	Of all the Olympians headed to Beijing, Henry's story was one of the most unlikely.
0:20.9	After being born to undocumented immigrants and raised in poverty, he was about to represent
0:27.0	the United States on the biggest stage in amateur sports, the Olympics.
0:33.8	It was a moment that Henry's friends and family weren't going to miss.
0:40.0	And in total, over a dozen of Henry supporters made the trip to Beijing.
0:47.5	But one person who didn't was Henry's mom.
0:51.2	My mom couldn't attend the Olympics due to her citizenship status.
0:55.2	She wasn't a U.S. citizen, in other words, she couldn't leave the country.
0:59.6	She couldn't leave the country to go watch her kid wrestle.
1:02.9	To me, it was like, no, this is things that we've always dealt with.
1:07.7	It's like, hey, you've got to get the job done, son.
1:11.2	While his closest supporters would be watching him live, Henry's mom would have to watch
1:17.1	his Olympic debut from Colorado.
1:21.4	But before Henry left for Beijing, dressed in street clothes, he went on a tour of the
1:27.7	Olympic training center.
1:29.3	I never do in the actual tour, just to remind myself, why is it that I want to become a
1:34.1	Olympic champion?
1:35.8	The place that Henry had called home since he was 17 was a popular tourist destination.
1:42.0	In each year, thousands of fans, tour the OTC to see the Olympians up close.
1:48.6	You should go when you watch the video of all these Olympic champions.
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