ICYMI @ncaawrestling champion and 3X All-American @ARobles125, who received our Medal of Courage award in 2012, says that he loves wrestling and that it changed his life, including improved confidence and career as motivational speaker and broadcaster. https://t.co/ArX9BR0v4r pic.twitter.com/RorxgmPY6l
— NWHOF (@NWHOF) January 23, 2018
By Anthony Robles as told to Kayci Woodley
I never felt like I belonged. I always kind of felt like an outsider and was trying to find my purpose, to fit in some way. And with wrestling, I didn't really need to fit in. Wrestlers, they all have their unique styles. And being out there one-on-one with your opponent, that's what I loved about it.
I was blessed to have a great high school career, but when I got to Arizona State, I remember it felt like I was starting all over again. I actually got pinned in the practice wrestle-offs and that was very humbling. As time went on, and as I'd lose and get frustrated, I started to learn really what I was made of on the inside.