David Taylor The Magic Man Of The Mat By Donn Burrows : Speakers & Interviews

flojeffrey - I see you are in Ohio. I'd recommend the person who put this video together, Scott Goodpaster at Cincinnati Functional Fitness.
http://www.cincyfit.com/wrestling/bio.htm

david is an absolute animal this kid should be in the hall of fame and be recognized for a lot more. david is a model for all wrestlers to follow he's got a good head on his shoulders and a great family. may God bless the taylors and keep them close to his heart

Wow. this made me cry just because its easy to relate. wrestling is so amazing in every aspect, physical, mental, emotional. It teaches you so much. god bless wrestling

go to best buy and tell them you want to hook your computer up to your tv(should be a newer flat screen)...they'll give you 2 hook ups. 1 for sound and 1 for video. wont be on a dvd, but at least everybody wont be huddled around a laptop.

How can I download this to burn to a cd/dvd and show to my son's wrestling club? I can see that I can embed it and share it but that only gives me the link to the video on flowrestling's server. I know it states that you cannot download flowrestling's videos from this site in the faq. I'm just wondering if any of you know of a separate source to download this directly. The wrestling coach asked that I get it on dvd/cd for the team because this is a great inspiration for the young wrestlers - 1st through 6th grade and the high school team.

Hope he can do 4X in college - it will be great for the sport. I watched all of Metcalf's 4 championships in Michigan - and he did it at 130 as a freshman. I think Metcalf burned himself out to some extent and really has not moved up a weight class since his senior year in HS. Taylor will have the advantage of being able to move up in weight and let the strength catch up to his body - and he will redshirt a year and gain experience wrestling unattached. His technique with the added strength will make him a formidable opponent in college. We'll see how he starts out in that quest in about 18 months.

funny to say he was 'so bad' when he won the last tournament in his first year of wrestling. maybe bad relative to the rest of your career but come on davie.

whats that on the top of davids headgear i want to do something like that for my headgear David taylor is my idle this motivated me alot

David says, "I don't think the crowd was favoring one guy over the other."

That's funny.

I just saw David at a Ken Chertow camp and he is so amazing! He wrestles everyone and I would be proud to know him. He will never see 141# and may not see another year at 157#. He is all of that!

david puts his mind into everything. u gotta think. hes gunna b with the greatest american wrestler ever as a coach. he can win all four years. n he knows he'll put his mind to it...n ya college is a harder level. but look at how amazing he did his past senior year in wrestling. its amazing..good luck david taylor. hope to c u in the 141 finals for ncaa championship

You are exactly right Gators. I've watched it now about a half dozen times. Now I GOTTA go for a run.....

Show this to any of your kids that need motivation...I have wrestled all my life, and am currently 34 years old, and I even get pumped watching this. If this doesn't make you wanna train on the mat and in the gym like a madman, just quit wrestling and join the band.

sick video !

wow he is one of the best i have ever seen

One word........GREATNESS. As did Noah, "David didn't wait for his ship to sail in, he went and built it!"

Wow incredible story of a great kid and wrestler. I can't wait to see this kid wrestle next year in college. Sure would have liked to watch the grajales match between the two. I'd bet the house on Taylor. Class act

Great video. Part commercial for training guy ( down to shirt Taylor wears) but thats ok.Terrific kid. No comment by Jordan???That was weak.

i watched taylor many times in HS. Class Act and wish him the best. I was at the St. Ed's gym his Soph. year when clark beat him, i think he decked him. this show's taylor's growth when he manhandled him as a jr. in ironman finals. Regarding college, remains to be seen. Too many 4X & 3X champs don't measure up on the next level. David Craig - Brandon FL, CP Schlatter just to name a couple. Taylor will be a 165 lb in college - Alton brothers will be 149 & 157. Taylor will go against Men at this weight. He should do well but to say 4X NCAA...way too premature. Should be AA but to say even a 1X NCAA champ...cart before the horse.

the kid is so good and humble. much respect

awsome just plain awsome

Hands Down David Taylor is the best out there. Hes a friend and a great wrestler. Congrats David

excellent video. david had an awesome support group at home and it helps to have a dad who is a pilot and can fly you everywhere to wrestle

David Taylor is one bad mama jama,he is the next cael sanderson I see him being 4 time all-american and at least 2national titles in college with a coach like cael he's only gonna get better. watch out all you college wrestlers the baby face assassin is coming for you!

Great video, like your style. Good luck at Penn State.

the next cael sanderson

i watch the whole thing. David is great. Good luck in college. He's very inspirational

Would still like to see him and grajales go at it

whats up with the flo rida half way through? maybe no the best choice?

He's my new hero! I expect great achievements from Taylor in College wrestling and beyond. I hope he wrestles internationally like Jordan Oliver does.

what did I miss? does anyone or any power know what happened to the video?

dude the thing stopped at 29 minutes :/

I really like this kid. He looks amazing! I don't think he will be a four time NCAA champ but you never know.

Great documentary of the first 18, really feel like you captured it.

Good luck at Penn State David, the world is watching.

He's my hero

Great doc on David...might be the worst song i've ever heard

Good call Twilly. My incredible Pops went to EVERY sporting event I ever participated in: soccer as a kid (mistake), little league, Hs football, baseball and wrestling. The one baseball game he couldn't get to, I go yard. Karma right? Parents are the most giving, incredible influences on our athletes. Involve them best possible. I know I'll have a parent/coach/wrestler meeting end of week 2 of the coming season.

Happy valley must be happy indeed.

This really shows how dedicated parents can be too. My dad would never have taken me to Tulsa, OK for a tournament. It's definitely a different era...when I was a kid, I had no club, no coach, no bus to ride, no matches taped...just found ways to tournaments and learned as I went along. In some ways, I think a little more guidance would have made me much better faster, but I also think it was valuable to learn for myself.

Great achievement. Cool story.

Still would have liked to see a Taylor - Grajales match up

Great stuff, I agree the song at the end had me from misty eyed to nauseous.

This kid is a role modle for all young athletes . Keep up the great work kid you are something special.

the match with palmer was good.. Too bad it wasn't for the fourth state title. How many 4timers graduate high school last year?

dang, wish he would have stayed w/ ISU

Taylor is a super kid and an incredible talent, but I don't think he'll win 4 NCAA titles. The level of competition in college is so high, guys are so strong and the talent pool is incredibly deep. We'll see -- I'd love him to prove me wrong!

I'm a BIG fan. 4x ncaa champ? I think it is possible.
Great video too, i hope we see more stuff like this!

That song at the end was horrible though!!

I love this kid!

Just awesome...best stuff on flo yet! Thanks