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Uploaded by Zebulin Miller | September 27, 2010

Cary Kolat talks about it not being about the money, the multi-cyle athlete and wanting to win.

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45 comments

navy 3 years ago

Kolat hit the nail on the head. It's a matter of who is hungry enough to get a world or olympic gold medal. Finding the right guy. Throwing money will not solve the issue but it will help paying the bills. The guy who's inspired to win a gold medal are the ones who saw the older guys do it back in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Now that MMA is out there guys will want that MMA world title. I can't blame them but the talent pool for FS wrestling competion will be diluted.

How it is 3 years ago

Brilliant!!! The one thing I would like to add though is that money is an issue, due to our economic situation. In this time, wrestlers probably can't afford to train all the time like they used to or stay in as long as they might want.

3 years ago

Guys are going into mma cause they want the rock style lifestyle and be noticed... Point blank.

Jim H. & Riot Staff 3 years ago

Great perspective. Seems like the problem is identified.
"It's just finding the guys who are going to do it," is the hurdle.

3 years ago

If it isn't about the money, why is everyone leaving to go to MMA or coaching to collect a paycheck? Hmmmm......

diggz 3 years ago

Spot on. hmm stieber getting props from kolat. thats cool.

okie 3 years ago

good interview

3 years ago

Wonder if Cejudo has a rebuttal?

hernando23 3 years ago

Words of Wisdom from a guy who has been there. Great Stuff!

Daniel P 3 years ago

Truth in this thread. Another problem is the publicity of Olympic wrestling. People barely see it. Many college wrestlers don't even know where to start training for Olympics. I think it starts earlier. middle school kids watching tv seeing a passionate team of champions will get on board and set goals high. Look at gymnastics, that miracle team in the 90's elevated that sport to where the US is today. Look at swimming, people are enrolling their kids in swimming because Phelps is all over the tube winning the 100 gold medals.

If we had some bruisers (I think metcalf, Zad etc) passionately winning some medals on national tv things might change.
Hell, Slay's OT victory over that russian was unreal, sends chills down my spine when I watch that.