#245 Tom Brands: Iowa Wrestling

Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 6:23 p.m.

Tom Brands is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling and the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
\nHere's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(10:08) - Motivation
\n(24:08) - Mental toughness
\n(28:36) - Weight cutting
\n(30:24) - Olympic dreams
\n(35:20) - 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
\n(38:24) - Brother
\n(43:36) - Champion mindset
\n(49:36) - Beyond limits
\n(54:37) - Faith
\n(56:06) - Family
\n(1:00:11) - Brands vs Brands