About This Episode
Dan Severn shares a funny throwback to his very first amateur wrestling match — nervously bouncing before the match simply because everyone else was doing it. Then the referee asked the coach where the heavyweight was, and without saying a word, the coach just pointed straight at him. A great story about the early moments that shape an athlete’s journey. Watch full episode here: https://youtu.be/a71R2od4SYQ #austinandmattpodcast #austinandmatt #podcastclips #podcast #Wrestling #SportsStory #Motivation #AmateurWrestling #FunnyStory #AthleteJourney
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And I still remember to this day my very first amateur wrestling match. I'm just bouncing up and down like a little uh Mexican jumping bead, not knowing why I'm doing it, but I saw all the all these other wrestlers are doing this. I go, "Well, if they're doing it, maybe I should be doing it, too." So, I I bounce up and down next to him, and the referee looks right at my coach. He goes, "Coach, where's your heavyweight?" My coach has got a clipboard on his chest just like this. He's got his arms crossed. He doesn't even look at me. He just points just like this over at