# NB State Champ JT Smith - Wrestling Mindset Success Story Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story.md Podcast: [Wrestling Mindset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624) Published: 2026-06-22T14:10:59+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/wrestlingmindset/episodes/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5aec535fe48f8bda3d66626d/e/6a39427381138d4ce58f31fd/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story Duration seconds: 1041 ## Resource Gene Zannetti talks with Nebraska state champion JT Smith about starting with Wrestling Mindset in eighth grade to fix a confidence problem that was holding him back despite having the technique and athleticism to beat top-level guys, how shifting from a prey mindset to a predator mindset unlocked his aggression on the mat, pinning his first two state tournament opponents in a combined 35 seconds, and his goals of graduating from West Point and making a U20 Greco or freestyle national team. Timestamps: 1:41 - Started with Wrestling Mindset with a confidence problem 2:54 - The prey mindset: going in timid, not ready to attack or score 3:18 - Feels ready at 100% almost every time he steps on the mat 5:23 - Got sick mid-season, had to come back and rebuild conditioning 6:23 - Teched everyone at districts, pinned first two state opponents in under 50 seconds combined 8:36 - Two best friends lost in the state finals right before his match 10:11 - Took an injury timeout in the finals, refocused, and pulled away to win 11 to 2 14:52 - Going to West Point, wants to be an All-American and make a U20 national team 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: πŸ₯— Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order πŸ’ͺ Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email mindset@wrestlingmindset.com πŸŽ™Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset πŸ”— Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ πŸ“ž Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset S… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wrestling-mindset-487624/episodes/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/wrestling-mindset-487624/nb-state-champ-jt-smith-wrestling-mindset-success-story.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.