Ty Friederichs was a 4 time state champion in wrestling rich Minnesota and wrestled 5 years for the Golden Gophers at the University of Minnesota for the legendary coach J. Robinson. He was also teammates with Current head coach Brandon Eggum and the WWE's Brock Lesnar. Ty and his brother T.J are great wrestlers and even better people. Perfect examples of the kind of people the sport produces. Ty is a loyal friend and brother and a phenomenal uncle. I'm proud to call the Friederich boys friends and it was great having Ty on the podcast. He's a different breed of cat.

Rulon Gardner is an American icon. Not only is he an Olympic wrestling champion but he slayed Goliath to do it. Alexander Karelin was going for his 888th straight victory, a 13th World and Olympic championship and an unprecedented 4th Olympic Gold. Dubbed the "experiment" for his freakish strength and physique he was and remains the most dominant wrestler in history, but not on Sept 25, 2000 in Sydney Australia. On that day Karelin met Rulon, and he lost to the man who would not quit. His story is one for the ages. World and Olympic champ. Olympic Bronze and some of the most harrowing experiences and near death experiences you can imagine. Rulon Gardner is one tough dude. It was an honor to talk to him. Please subscribe and God bless you all.

Rulon Gardner is an American icon. Not only is he an Olympic wrestling champion but he slayed Goliath to do it. Alexander Karelin was going for his 888th straight victory, a 13th World and Olympic championship and an unprecedented 4th Olympic Gold. Dubbed the "experiment" for his freakish strength and physique he was and remains the most dominant wrestler in history, but not on Sept 25, 2000 in Sydney Australia. On that day Karelin met Rulon, and he lost to the man who would not quit. His story is one for the ages. World and Olympic champ. Olympic Bronze and some of the most harrowing experiences and near death experiences you can imagine. Rulon Gardner is one tough dude. It was an honor to talk to him. Please subscribe and God bless you all.

Rulon Gardner is an American icon. Not only is he an Olympic wrestling champion but he slayed Goliath to do it. Alexander Karelin was going for his 888th straight victory, a 13th World and Olympic championship and an unprecedented 4th Olympic Gold. Dubbed the "experiment" for his freakish strength and physique he was and remains the most dominant wrestler in history, but not on Sept 25, 2000 in Sydney Australia. On that day Karelin met Rulon, and he lost to the man who would not quit. His story is one for the ages. World and Olympic champ. Olympic Bronze and some of the most harrowing experiences and near death experiences you can imagine. Rulon Gardner is one tough dude. It was an honor to talk to him. Please subscribe and God bless you all.

My favorite Nathan Tomasello moment was when a reporter asked him after taking 3rd for the third time in a row how he wanted to be remembered and he said, I want people to remember I was a warrior. 4x Big Ten champion, 4x All American, National champion as a freshmen and three 3rds. It takes a certain mental toughness to come back for 3rd three times in a row when winning it all was always a strong possibility. Teammates with Kyle Snyder and coached by the Tom Ryan. One of the all time Ohio State greats took the time to time to talk to me in between training for World team trials. National Team member and NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello.

My favorite Nathan Tomasello moment was when a reporter asked him after taking 3rd for the third time in a row how he wanted to be remembered and he said, I want people to remember I was a warrior. 4x Big Ten champion, 4x All American, National champion as a freshmen and three 3rds. It takes a certain mental toughness to come back for 3rd three times in a row when winning it all was always a strong possibility. Teammates with Kyle Snyder and coached by the Tom Ryan. One of the all time Ohio State greats took the time to time to talk to me in between training for World team trials. National Team member and NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello.

My favorite Nathan Tomasello moment was when a reporter asked him after taking 3rd for the third time in a row how he wanted to be remembered and he said, I want people to remember I was a warrior. 4x Big Ten champion, 4x All American, National champion as a freshmen and three 3rds. It takes a certain mental toughness to come back for 3rd three times in a row when winning it all was always a strong possibility. Teammates with Kyle Snyder and coached by the Tom Ryan. One of the all time Ohio State greats took the time to time to talk to me in between training for World team trials. National Team member and NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello.

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