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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis

Last updated on - Dec 22, 2017

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Olympic champion Helen Maroulis spoke about the impact wrestling has had on shaping her personality and life.
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
Meet Helen Maroulis, the first-ever American to win a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling at the Rio Olympics 2016. (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
She says, "I started wrestling when I was seven." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"Every other sport that I played I was asked to quit." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"So, gymnastic, ballet, diving...you know your 'girl sports...' instructors would ask my mom to not bring me back," says Maroulis. (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"I would just cry and shut down, and I didn't like being watched." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"So, people think that you only do women's wrestling if you're tough. Like only 'tough women' do it." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"But I say: 'No.' Because I had no toughness. In fact, I was shy and scared. Wrestling made me confident in myself." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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Wrestling made me confident: Olympic champ Maroulis
"A sport like wrestling helps you teach that." (BCCL/Santosh Bane)
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