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  On 5/19/2024 at 8:21 AM, AgaveMaria said:

John Smith and Dan Gable going in the room with their wrestlers. You can include Mark Schultz in the conversation.

They are killers.

David Taylor is very good, but not a killer.

There is a difference.

You could see it on the mat with these guys and their attitude.

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Claiming a 4x World/Olympic Champ (and beat an all-timer in Yazdani to win every title) is not a killer is a wild take. 

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  On 5/21/2024 at 2:21 PM, Winners Circle said:

Anyone that wins at the level Gable, Cael, JWS, DT, Dake, JB, Big Bruce, etc. is an ultra-competitive killer that will do anything (within the rules) to win. 

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Obviously the two guys I'm about to bring up aren't proven at that level, but Jody Strittmatter talks about the differences between Spencer Lee and Jason Nolf while they were in his club.

Lee would be tremendously upset for hours if he gave up a takedown even to a full grown d1 all-American.  Nolf would try to experiment with techniques and would give up takedowns to kids 5-10 years younger.  Two different approaches that were both successful for these two 3x NCAA champs.

I think even the greatest winners can step out of "killer" territory while coaching if it benefits their athletes.

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  On 5/22/2024 at 3:55 PM, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Obviously the two guys I'm about to bring up aren't proven at that level, but Jody Strittmatter talks about the differences between Spencer Lee and Jason Nolf while they were in his club.

Lee would be tremendously upset for hours if he gave up a takedown even to a full grown d1 all-American.  Nolf would try to experiment with techniques and would give up takedowns to kids 5-10 years younger.  Two different approaches that were both successful for these two 3x NCAA champs.

I think even the greatest winners can step out of "killer" territory while coaching if it benefits their athletes.

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I think the term 'killer' is different for each of these elite level winners. Cael Sanderson probably approached training different than Brands bros did. Both ultra successful, but different. But the similarity is that they both go ALL-IN on their method of training. You can't be ultra successful if you're not ALL-IN.

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