Last night I had the opportunity to do a wrestling clinic in Big Piney, Wyoming for a group of great young wrestlers. It is always so exciting for me to be around young wrestlers and to be able to see all of the enthusiasm that they have for the sport. When I am around kids like that it makes me want to get back on the mat like never before. I would like to thank all of the wrestlers who came as well as the parents for providing their kids with the opportunity to go to the clinic. I really do appreciate it so much.

One of the things that I talked to the kids about last night was about setting goals. I let them know that even as young as they are they can set some goals for the future. I am personally amazed at the power of a well thought out, specific, written down goal. It seems as if the moment that you write it down on paper and commit to it that you dramatically improve your odds of success. Even if you don’t succeed the first time, you can always re-evaluate what you are doing and what it is that you want and set a new target deadline for your goal. My wife and I had set the goal to be in a position to be able to move back to Colorado Springs in February so that I can start training full time again for the Olympics. However, after evaluating where we are, we are shooting to be back in Colorado by the end of September. It is a little longer than we would like, but we are going to make it happen! There is no doubt in my mind that I will be once again training and working toward becoming an Olympic Champion. I will find a way to make it work.

This spring and summer I will holding some clinics to help prepare young wrestlers for their freestyle and greco seasons. I will also be holding a summer camp in June. As soon as I have more details finalized I will be posting them either on my blog or on the schedule section of the website. I also have some t-shirts that I finally had printed and will be selling on the website. Feel free to email me to let me know if you would like to purchase one. They are $20 each and we can get you whatever size that you would like whether it be an adult size or a youth size. Thank you everyone who has helped support me up to this point. I wish you the best, and remember to keep on fighting for your dreams!

Here is a youtube video that is full of greco highlights from the 2008 Olympic Games. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36oSF8vNd0A