Dan Gable is the most well known name in the wrestling world. He won an incredible 181 matches in a row in high school and college, with his only defeat coming in his very last match in the NCAA finals his senior year... "And then I got good." Gable says... At the 1972 Munich Olympics, the then Soviet Union announced one goal: We will find a wrestler who will defeat Dan Gable. They were unsuccessful. He went on to win the '72 Olympic Games without surrendering a single point. Astonishingly, these accolades are trumped by Gable's coaching accomplishments. As the University of Iowa’s all-time winningest coach from '76 to '97, Gable won 15 NCAA Team Titles (9 of which were consecutive), 21 Big Ten Team Titles (Every single year he was head coach) and produced 152 All-Americans, 45 National Champions, 106 Big Ten Champions , and 12 Olympians including 3 Bronze Medalists, 1 Silver Medalist, and 4 Gold Medalists.
Dan's philosophies and coaching methods have helped create and even save many great men. His legacy is titanic, bur as you will see, his heart is even bigger. In this episode we will discuss everything from receiving The Presidential Medal of Freedom, Donald Trump wrestling in High School, and making wrestlers run 15 miles weekly in the winter in Iowa, to Dan's time on The Joe Rogan Experience, the importance of having Faith in God, and how to Dan got the most out of his athletes.
It was an immense pleasure to speak with one of my heroes. I hope you enjoy this episode.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:10 Host tells Gable the impact he’s had on his life.
0:03:55 Winning as an athlete vs. winning as a coach
0:06:20 Meeting Joe Rogan & Donald Trump
0:12:25 Bob Richards - Dan’s Biggest Role Model
0:15:00 My Sister’s Rape/Murder by Dan’s Classmate
0:21:13 The Most Supportive Hometown in the US - Waterloo, IA
0:25:10 Dan’s Faith Transformation
0:28:30 DONALD TRUMP was a WRESTLER!
0:44:25 GET YOUR BUTT MOVIN!
0:47:55 Some people don’t want to hear the truth!
0:49:15 I SAW HER FLOATING!
0:55:33 Forgiving my sister’s murderer
0:59:50 Wrestlers find a way!
1:01:47 Love the SUFFERING!
1:05:20 Going from Awkward and Shy to Public Speaker Extraordinaire!
1:08:10 Stretching the Truth to get MORE out of your athletes.
1:14:30 Making Brad Smith 15 miles a week in the winter!
1:17:37 Barry David RAN AWAY... But I found him!
1:31:50 Why couldn’t guys tell Gable “NO”!?
1:33:02 Athletes who snapped on me!
1:35:45 I FLIPPED THIS TABLE OVER! THE KID NEEDS WRESTLING!
1:40:50 Kids told me they were going to commit suicide… This is how I stopped it.
1:44:08 COMMUNICATION - the key to world peace
1:49:00 Les Arms (Brain Tumor) Normal, IL Native - 1973 Event…
1:50:40 Burying the hatchet with John Smith ❤️
1:53:16 What Gable wants his LEGACY to be…
1:57:00 Closing Statements
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