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Dan Gable - Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions
Sat, Jan 9, 2021 · Loading views
Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time.
Books mentioned
A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan GableDan Gable, Scott Schulte
Coaching Wrestling SuccessfullyDan Gable
Timestamps
- 2:56 - Russian wrestling
- 4:34 - Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling
- 11:30 - The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart
- 14:29 - Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile
- 17:35 - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion
- 20:03 - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final
- 23:35 - Sauna story
- 25:05 - Match against the Russian
- 30:38 - The role of fear in wrestling
- 35:40 - The line between physical wrestling and anger
- 40:18 - Tragic loss of Dan's sister
- 47:46 - The role of family in wrestling
- 53:08 - Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics
- 57:52 - To beat the best you must study the best
- 1:03:05 - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)