Category: wisdom

There Is No Gene for the Human Spirit

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There is no gene for the human spirit.

Pain Is You Greatest Teacher

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I vowed I would never let my sons wrestle. I never wanted them to experience the pain that I experienced from this sport.

There is no Guarantee of Success

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Not everyone who goes “All-In” factors going “All-In” and then not getting the reward.

Be Grateful for the Opportunity to Solve One’s Problems

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The most important thing one can do before one’s feet hit the floor each day is to be grateful for the opportunity to solve one’s problems – And the realization that there will be more problems to solve tomorrow. And to find happiness within this.

When Circumstances Suddenly Change

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When you’re winning, everything seems to go right.
When everything goes wrong, you fight.

Small but Powerful

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What most people dismiss as too little to matter is often exactly what adds up to make someone impossible to ignore.

Why Do You Wrestle?

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To me, the word “handicap” is a word that describes what one “can’t do.”
That doesn’t describe Nishan.
Nishan is doing.
The word “gift” is a word that describes something of value you give to others.
And without knowing it, Nishan is giving us all a gift.
I believe Nishan’s gift is inspiration.

The Greatest Day of Your Life

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Whatever day that may be in your life, will you know it at the time?

The Last Mile

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The last mile takes longer than all the other miles added together.

I Fight Every Day – Official Release

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This short book is for anyone still fighting—on the mat or in life.

Check In on Your Athlete’s Mental State

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Today, ask your wrestler how they are doing mentally, no matter how great they seem they be doing physically. Sometimes, superhuman athletes are far superior at being athletes than they are at being humans.

Change One Word and Change Your Life.

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I Don’t Care What the Rankings Say, You’re Not #1 Until You Become the Best.

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Is your goal to be ranked #1 or to be the best?

Finding Belief Through Adversity: Insights from Ernie Johnson

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A little more than a month ago life had finally kicked my ass.

A Letter to My Ten-Year-Younger Self

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Every life has a “Before and After” line in it, where your life has been one thing up until you reach a specific event and it suddenly then becomes something totally different.
You are approaching your line today,