Tom Brands - On the Mat video by FCA
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I saw that on Twitter. I believe it was Metcalf and McDonough that had retweeted it. It's a well done video. I didn't realize Brands was religious. I've never met him but he seems like a really good person as well as coach - a lot better person than many of our opposing fans probably think when they see him hopping around getting excited during matches (just basing that comment on some internet posts I've seen on other boards - it may just be a small handful of people with sour grapes that don't like him).
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Another video by Athletes In Action involving Brands and Metcalf. JRob and Ness also highlighted in it.
Side note: Steinhaus now does ministry with FCA and AIA at the U of M.
Brands Metcalf
Side note: Steinhaus now does ministry with FCA and AIA at the U of M.
Brands Metcalf
One of the things I really like about Tom Brands is that he speaks the the truth in a straightforward manner.
I knew he was a strong Christian, but it is nice to know that his inner strength for speaking the truth is not,"hey I am the toughest guy around and I'll say what I want to say". Rather his conviction for speaking the truth comes from an inner spiritual belief. He is comfortable in who he is and he does not see any reason to hide it.
I bet people would be amazed at the lives he has helped and will never tell anyone about. Under all the fire and passion is a humble man. IMHO
I knew he was a strong Christian, but it is nice to know that his inner strength for speaking the truth is not,"hey I am the toughest guy around and I'll say what I want to say". Rather his conviction for speaking the truth comes from an inner spiritual belief. He is comfortable in who he is and he does not see any reason to hide it.
I bet people would be amazed at the lives he has helped and will never tell anyone about. Under all the fire and passion is a humble man. IMHO
On Sunday evening (March 13, 2016) I posted this same video and the following part of an article written by Stephen Copeland on the wrestling page. I never thought it would be a problem. However, after over
6, 400 views and 183 replies (it was #4 on views and # 1 on comments when it was taken down), it has been taken down. Overall the discussion was pretty decent. Yes, there were some people who did not like I had posted it, but even at that the discourse was respectful. Somebody must have complained. It is kind of frustrating and sad that the administrator felt like they had no choice but to take it down. There wasn't any warning and I would have thought that they would kick the thread over to one of the other general topics threads. I wasn't trying to convert anyone, and no one else did either. I was sharing a part of Tom and Terry's lives and what, in part, motivates them. Oh well.
This is the part of the article I posted. The whole article can be found at the following web address:
https://www.sportsspectrum.com/articles/2015/02/13/where-are-they-now-closeup-tom-and-terry-brands/
...the brothers’ success isn’t only related to a legendary coach and a storied program.
There’s a spiritual aspect, as well, and it doesn’t mean they’re soft on or off the mat while guiding the Hawkeyes to the top.
“The way we are on the mat, that doesn’t change,” said Tom during a talk he gave at the University of Iowa Hall of Fame a few years back. “When you understand the relationship with Jesus Christ, I don’t think you have to dummy-down the physicalness of a sport meant to be physical.”
Added Terry: “Another way to say it is, ‘meekness is harnessed’ power. People don’t think of it that way. They just don’t. I didn’t either until I had it explained to me that way.”
“When you enter that realm or that wrestling room (at Iowa), you are held accountable to the principles and standards of that coaching staff and that program,” Tom said. “And to a certain degree, that tradition, because Gable influenced me as a coach. And now we’re carrying that forward…You have to get better every day. That’s a Gable philosophy and a biblical principle, in that you don’t let a day go by without working on your relationships…what I’m talking about is relationships with God and Jesus Christ and professing…your love for Him.”
Added Terry, “It’s about representing yourself to the best of your ability for the glory and honor of Jesus. That really is my mission, what we’re commanded to do, in everything we do. It’s not just when people are watching, but all the time.”
6, 400 views and 183 replies (it was #4 on views and # 1 on comments when it was taken down), it has been taken down. Overall the discussion was pretty decent. Yes, there were some people who did not like I had posted it, but even at that the discourse was respectful. Somebody must have complained. It is kind of frustrating and sad that the administrator felt like they had no choice but to take it down. There wasn't any warning and I would have thought that they would kick the thread over to one of the other general topics threads. I wasn't trying to convert anyone, and no one else did either. I was sharing a part of Tom and Terry's lives and what, in part, motivates them. Oh well.
This is the part of the article I posted. The whole article can be found at the following web address:
https://www.sportsspectrum.com/articles/2015/02/13/where-are-they-now-closeup-tom-and-terry-brands/
...the brothers’ success isn’t only related to a legendary coach and a storied program.
There’s a spiritual aspect, as well, and it doesn’t mean they’re soft on or off the mat while guiding the Hawkeyes to the top.
“The way we are on the mat, that doesn’t change,” said Tom during a talk he gave at the University of Iowa Hall of Fame a few years back. “When you understand the relationship with Jesus Christ, I don’t think you have to dummy-down the physicalness of a sport meant to be physical.”
Added Terry: “Another way to say it is, ‘meekness is harnessed’ power. People don’t think of it that way. They just don’t. I didn’t either until I had it explained to me that way.”
“When you enter that realm or that wrestling room (at Iowa), you are held accountable to the principles and standards of that coaching staff and that program,” Tom said. “And to a certain degree, that tradition, because Gable influenced me as a coach. And now we’re carrying that forward…You have to get better every day. That’s a Gable philosophy and a biblical principle, in that you don’t let a day go by without working on your relationships…what I’m talking about is relationships with God and Jesus Christ and professing…your love for Him.”
Added Terry, “It’s about representing yourself to the best of your ability for the glory and honor of Jesus. That really is my mission, what we’re commanded to do, in everything we do. It’s not just when people are watching, but all the time.”
