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Podcast Description

David Taylor, widely known as The Magic Man, is one of the most decorated American wrestlers of all time. David is a World Champion, US Champion, 2 X NCAA Champion, a 4x NCAA All-American, 4x BIG 10 Champion, and he’s hoping to add Olympic Champion in the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

On this episode David goes deep on his championship mindset, what it takes to be great and what he’s learned from great coaches.

Full Episode Show Notes

Episode Timeline:

2:40: Mindset before going into a match

9:45: Evolution of maturity levels in wrestling

12:45: Learning to recover and preparation coming off the mat

15:30: David’s start as a wrestler

18:30: How his parents helped shape his success from a young age

22:40: The leap to competing at the national level as a youth

25:40: David’s drive to compete

31:00: Making the jump to being the best wrestler

33:00: Choosing to go to Penn State

37:50: Learning from the great coaches at Penn State

42:00: Casey Cunningham’s mental toughness philosophy

45:15: Difficult training techniques throughout his career

47:45: David’s 3 toughest matches at the international level

53:00: The most satisfying of his career wins

55:15: Digging deep on self-belief

57:00: David’s current training and health routine

1:01:00: If David could wrestle anyone in the world…

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