OR State Champ Ryder Sprague - Wrestling Mindset Success Story

Gene Zannetti talks with Oregon state champion Ryder Sprague about starting mindset training after his freshman year when he was dominating in practice but collapsing in competition, how writing down his best moves and visualizing them shifted his confidence from blaming his skill to trusting it, losing the state finals as the No. 1 seed his junior year after letting fan mentality and rankings get in his head, and how shutting all that out senior year with sunglasses, headphones, and a no-rankings policy led to him winning the state title.

Timestamps:

1:33 - Great in practice, collapsed in matches

2:36 - Writing down and visualizing best moves shifted his confidence

3:09 - Act like a state champion and you'll become one

7:01 - Called his mindset coach an hour before facing the undefeated three-time state champ

11:33 - Mid-match adversity

13:39 - Lost the state finals as No. 1 seed after falling into fan mentality

14:46 - Shut everything out in senior year

17:09 - Why advice lands differently from a mindset coach than from a parent or regular coach

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