Road to Paris 2024: USA Wrestling Champion David Taylor Makes an Open Promise Months Ahead of Olympics

The road to Paris is shaping up nicely and athletes around the world are gearing up to bring glory to their countries. Likewise, the wrestling stars of the US are buckling up for a memorable year while the Pan Am Championships promise to be the perfect stepping stone for the big stage. Understandably, for Olympian David Taylor, the stakes are high, as 2024 may well be the last time he gets a crack at proving his worth among his international peers. But he’s determined to make every chance count.

The Penn State alumnus is among the most decorated wrestlers to have ever come out of the NLWC. While for most athletes, having three World Championships gold medals to their names would be more than they could ask for, Taylor’s is a different story altogether.

The Road to Paris has David Taylor’s undivided attention

Only yesterday, David was spotted at the PSU campus backing up their pledge to cure childhood cancer, and now, it looks like his personal accolades continue to be the one thing that motivates him more than anything else. In his latest Instagram post, the “Magic Man” shared his fixation on becoming the world’s top wrestler. “I want to be the best, that’s the only mentality I know“, confessed the four-time Big Ten wrestling gold medalist in the post.

The accompanying images show Taylor sweating it out in the gym, and the black-and-white images probably capture his resolute mindset even more acutely. David is seen training his body to be in its form as the road to Paris gains momentum, evidently with his eyes on the big prize. In his post, Taylor also stated clearly that he won’t give up at any cost, and will make sure that his name is etched among the sport’s elite pantheon.

“I’ll give everything I have for as long as it takes.“, further claimed the recent post. However, he’s not alone in his quest for glory as more wrestlers continue to walk the road to Paris.

The country’s top wrestlers eye a spot in Team USA

Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, the Pan Am Championships is currently at the center of things with promises of securing a spot in the national team for the big rumble later this year. A large contingent of the country’s top wrestlers, including Kyle Dake, Helen Maroulis, Spencer Lee, and Alex Sancho, will be looking to display their best skills on the mat, vying for their tickets to the European capital. On the other hand, for Taylor and other Penn State wrestlers, the Olympics wait to be one big family reunion.

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Months ago, the NLWC made the headlines with 12 of their wrestlers qualifying for the national team trials. With Taylor correctly comprehending the task at hand, it looks like his race to the top will only be met with hard competition from wrestlers of his alma mater.

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