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Bill Zadick | The Bader Show (Ep. 343) Nov 01, 2022

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Team USA men's freestyle head coach Bill Zadick joins the show to talk about the recent World Championships where USA came away with the team title.

0:00 — Trick or treat. Bill Zadick joins the show.

2:30 — Acclimation camp.

3:30 — Yianni breaks the streak.

8:00 — Incremental growth.

10:00 — Jordan Burroughs wins #7.

15:00 — Zain Retherford’s undergarments.

18:00 — Individual coaches.

19:30 — David Taylor vs Hassan Yazdani

23:00 — No Russia.

24:30 — Dake and Synder win fourth titles.

25:30 — Making the impossible possible.

28:30 — Doubt creeps in.31:30 — J’den Cox moving to 97 kg?

33:00 — Trials process.

36:00 — Sweat it out.

42:00 — Olympic promotion.

51:00 — Mark tries to pry.

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Will Lewan | The Bader Show (Ep. 342) Oct 25, 2022

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2022 Michigan All-American Will Lewan joins the show.

0:00: Will Lewan joins the show.

1:00: Introduction to wrestling.

4:00: Izzy Style

8:30: Introduction to the world.

11:30: Limping to a World title.

13:00: Recruiting process.

15:00: Choosing Michigan.

16:30: COVID nationals.

20:30: Razor thin wins.

24:00: Mental barriers.

27:00: All-Star Classic.

30:00: Sweat it out.

33:30: Wins and whoopins.

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Zain Retherford | The Bader Show (Ep. 341) Oct 24, 2022

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Fresh off a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, Zain Retherford joins the show for some really insightful talk about his mindset and things he has done to retrain his mind.

0:01 - Doubt crept in Zain's mind

0:05 - Brain was making up problems

0:11 - "Putting myself first"

0:15 - Mental loop, go make mistakes, have fun, seek gratitude

0:16 - Exploring more overseas

0:20- Retraining my brain

0:22 - Change your underwear

0:25 - Watching his World semifinal match

0:34 - Talking about his gold medal match

0:36 - Future training partner Kyle Dake

0:38 - 74 or 65 for 2024?

0:41 - Gratitude

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Dom Parrish: The Bader Show (Ep. 340) Oct 12, 2022

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2022 World Champion Dom Parrish joins the show to talk about he journey through wrestling culminating with her 2022 World gold medal.

0:01 - Taking a break after Worlds, staying in Tree Houses

0:05 - Intro to wrestling through dad

0:10 - Successful from the start

0:15 - Simon Fraser

0:20 - 4x All-American w/ no expectations

0:22 - Debated retiring after Olympic Trials

0:24 - Relocating to Sunkist Kids in AZ

0:28 - Feeling she was on a different level

0:33 - Watching her gold medal match for the first time

0:50 - Advice to others, set measurable goals

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Nate Carr: The Bader Show (Ep. 339) Oct 11, 2022

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0:00: Fastest Carr?

1:00: Big family.

3:30: Introduction to wrestling.

6:30: Brother Jimmy made 1972 Olympic team at the age of 17

8:30: The Barn.

10:30: Nerves.

12:00: Purpose-driven practice.

14:30: Arriving at Iowa State.

17:00: Almost a Hawkeye.

19:30: NCAA success.

24:00: Nate Carr’s style.

26:30: Making the impossible possible.

29:30: Reaching the next level.

31:30: It got personal with Kenny Monday.

48:00: Wrestling Scott Trizzino in the sauna.

52:00: Carr-Monday Revived.

57:00: Sweat it out.

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Sammy Sasso: The Bader Show (Ep. 338) Oct 10, 2022

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0:01 - Ohio State Preseason

0:04 - Learning to play wrestle

0:08 - The first time Sasso hit his sit through cradle

0:11 - Ohio state practice

0:14 - Team handball at tOSU

0:17 - Adjustments to college

0:20 - Training with Stieber and McKenna

0:24 - 2021 Ncaa finals

0:28 - Wrestling Austin Gomez at the All-Star Classic

0:36 - Sammy Sasso sweats it out

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Kenny Monday: The Bader Show (Ep. 337) Oct 05, 2022

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Kenny Monday joins the show to talk about taking the head coaching position at Morgan State, an HBCU that is reinstating their program after 25 years.

0:01 - The job opening being created at Morgan State

0:04 - Nate Parker influenced Kenny to take the job

0:09 - Coming full circle back to Morgan State

0:11 - First steps to build a program

0:13 - My phone is blowing up

0:17 - Building a program off the mat

0:19 - Worldwide interest in Morgan State

0:22 - HBCU culture

0:24 - Assembling a coaching staff

0:28 - NWCA All-Star is an honor for your work

0:31 - The Carr-Monday rivalry

0:41 - NCAA in tulsa

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Austin Gomez: The Bader Show (Ep. 336) Oct 04, 2022

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2022 NCAA All-American and Big Ten Champion Austin Gomez joins the show.

1:00 — Austin retires and returns.

7:00 — Coming out of retirement.

10:00 — Entering the transfer portal.

12:00 — Moving up to 149.

16:00 — Wrestling in the B1G Championships.

18:00 — Visualizing a semifinal fall.

21:00 — Winning at B10 title.

22:30 — Performance at nationals.

25:00 — Upcoming season.

26:00 — Chasing Yianni.

28:00 — Austin is an All-Star.

29:00 — Facing Sammy Sasso — again.

30:30 — Other all-stars.

32:00 — First competition of the season.

34:00 — Ring ceremony.

35:30 — Sweat it out.

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Yianni Diakomihalis: The Bader Show (Ep. 335) Oct 03, 2022

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2022 World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show once again to talk about the recent World Championships and chasing his fourth NCAA title.

0:01 - Best version of myself

0:04 - Tunisia was good prep for worlds

0:09 - Yianni's improved shot recovery

0:13 - Yianni watches his Bajrang match

0:23 - Mike Grey as a cornerman

0:26 - This IS fighting, smash him

0:34 - Yianni was having some convenient success

0:36 - Preparing for Amouzadakhalili of Iran in the world finals

0:39 - Assessing the world finals

0:41 - Training for the best in the world will prepare him for NCAAs

0:43 - Watching NCAAs and going to it as a fan

0:45 - Wanting to win 4 NCAA titles, more than a skills contest

0:50 - Wanting another crack at Amouzadkhalili world cup

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Michael McGee | The Bader Show (Ep. 334) Sep 28, 2022

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2x All-American Michael McGee of Arizona State joins the show to talk about his background and journey through wrestling.

0:00: Two-time All-American Michael McGee

1:00: Introduction to wrestling.

4:30: Developing a passion.

8:00: Having success.

15:30: Old Dominion drops wrestling.

21:30: Transferring to Arizona State.

26:00: Making the right decision.

28:00: Taking fourth at nationals.

29:00: Trophy team.

30:00: NWCA All-Star Classic.

31:30: Wrestling Lucas Byrd.

33:30: Arizona State vs Michigan.

35:00: Sweat it out.

39:00: Wins and whoopins.

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