078: Pat Glory
Episode notes
Pat Glory knows what it feels like to come up one match short.
Before becoming an NCAA National Champion at Princeton, Glory lost three youth state finals.
Then he reached the New Jersey high school state final as a freshman — and lost.
He came back as a sophomore.
Made the final again.
And lost again.
But those losses became part of the reason Pat Glory eventually reached the top of college wrestling.
In this episode of the New Jersey Mat Chat Legends Series, Pat takes us through the entire journey — from a 50-pound youth wrestler in Randolph, NJ to Delbarton, Princeton University and ultimately the top of the NCAA podium.
One of the most powerful things Pat says in this conversation is that he doesn't know if he ever becomes an NCAA Champion without losing those first two New Jersey state finals.
Pat Glory's career is proof that coming up short doesn't have to be the end of the story.
Sometimes it's what builds the champion.
🤼 Guest: Pat Glory
🏫 Delbarton School
🐯 Princeton University
🏆 2X NJ State Champion
🥈 4X NJ State Finalist
🥈 NCAA Finalist
🏆 2023 NCAA National Champion
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00:00 Champion Athletes Nutrition
01:22 Meet NCAA Champion Pat Glory
02:10 Growing Up in Randolph, NJ
03:05 How Wrestling Became His Sport
04:35 Choosing Delbarton Over Randolph
05:50 Why Delbarton Was the Right Choice
07:28 Entering High School at 14 Years Old
08:11 His Early Wrestling Struggles
09:33 Three Youth State Finals — Zero Titles
09:52 The Pressure to Become a 4X State Champion
10:57 Learning to Separate Results From the Process
12:25 Losing the NJ State Final as a Freshman
13:00 The Sophomore State Final vs. Sebastian Rivera
14:20 Two State Finals. Two Losses.
15:31 Turning to a Sports Psychologist
18:39 How Mental Training Changed His Wrestling
19:22 Why Pat Wouldn’t Change His High School Losses
21:06 Looking Back at His Delbarton Career
22:18 Why Princeton Became the Choice
23:48 Princeton’s Search for Its First NCAA Champion
25:39 Balancing Princeton Academics & Division I Wrestling
27:13 NCAA Final vs. Nick Suriano
31:08 The Injury That Changed the Suriano Final
34:02 Wrestling Through the Final Seconds
36:06 Cutting From 150 to 125 Pounds
37:44 Why He Stayed at 125
38:45 Preparing for Spencer Lee
40:25 Finding Out Spencer Lee Lost
41:29 Preparing for Matt Ramos Instead
43:30 Becoming an NCAA Champion
45:43 Celebrating the National Championship
47:20 Why Pat Walked Away From Wrestling
49:12 Life After Wrestling in Manhattan
50:46 Greatest NJ High School Wrestler Ever?
52:09 Could Pat Glory Become a Coach?
53:07 New Jersey Mat Chat Outro