Matt Valenti
Matt Valenti
Matt Valentiis a two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler from the University of Pennsylvania. He won the 133 pound weight class at the NCAA tournament in both 2006 and 2007 and finished in 5th place in 2004 at 125 pounds. He is currently an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania...
change guys hard help obviously successful teach train work younger
I'm not going to change who I am, how I train or how hard I work in school. I'm just going to keep up what I've been doing because obviously it's been successful for me. I just want to help teach these younger guys to do the same thing.
beat higher numbers ranked talent team wrestle
We try not to think of numbers and rank. We have a team with enough talent that if we wrestle our best, we can beat a team ranked higher than us, like Cornell.
drive ethic people talk work
You can just tell that their work ethic and drive is a little different than other people you talk to.
body definitely holding playing
I'm definitely playing with the 2008 Olympics. I'll see how my body is holding up after another year.
life sure
I wanted to make sure I'd have a life after wrestling.