Personal: Majoring in computer information systems and also a minor in communications. ... parents are Ron and Judy Robles... has four siblings: brothers Nicolas, Joshua and Andrew and sister Ronnie... born July 20, 1988, in La Mirada, Calif.... hobbies include paint balling... full name is Anthony Marc Robles.
Interview with Anthony Robles
Crossface: Anthony, first of all, I would like to thank you for taking the time for this interview during this busy time of the wrestling season.
A) thank you very much for having me on your site I appreciate it.
Crossface:Congratulations on your recent Reno Tournament of champions Championship and Ooutstanding wrestler Award.
A) thank you I was pretty happy to win my first college tournament and I hope there will be many more after.
Crossface:Extradordinary feat- I think what impressed me the most about your high school career record, was that you did not start wrestling until your freshman year and then placed at states your sophmore year. This is almost as amazing as your 96 consecutive wins.
Crossface:What do you attribute your success to? A) my freshman year was my first experience ever with wrestling and it wasn’t a very good one. I think I finished the year winning maybe half my matches and I actually took last place at city. That summer though I tried to get with the varsity wrestlers at my high school and wrestle with them as much as I could. They beat me up a lot but it helped me grow as a wrestler.I kept trying to find the guys who were bigger and better than I was and by the time I was a junior , I was fortunate enough to have met some college wrestlers who would train with me.
Crossface:Another feat I enjoyed learning about was "Squaw Peak" could you enlighten our audience about this monumental site and how you have tackled this ?
A) its kind of an initiation in order to be apart of the asu wrestling team. At the start of preseason , the coaches have us climb a huge mountain. I hated it because there were so many twists and turns in order to reach the top. To be honest the hike down was harder for me than the hike up.
Crossface:With your degree in management what field do you plan on entering?
A) actually , I have decided to switch my major to computer information systems and also to have a minor in communications. I hope to eventually get a job with a company like intel or maybe IBM. Ive also been told by some people that I should consider motivational speaking as a career and I think I would enjoy doing that.
Crossface:Do you have any aspirations to coach in the future and if so at what level?
A) Ive thought about maybe coaching at a high school level but right now Im not sure. I have two brothers wrestling in high school and hopefully one other brother who is about to start wrestling and I love teaching them some of my favorite wrestling moves so coaching could be a possibility.
Crossface:What are your most memorable matches; one you won and one you lost?
I think my most memorable would have to be the championship match at nationals. After the match I felt like I could finally relax because I reached the goal that I had for myself since the year before. The most memorable match that I lost would have to be last year at nationals when I lost to tanner gardner from Stanford in overtime because it was the last match I needed to win in order to all-american. I still think about that match.
Crossface:What advice would you give young wrestlers aspiring to reach the collegiate ranks?
I would say to just keep working hard no matter what anybody tells you. People didn’t believe that an Arizona kid with one leg could ever win high school nationals and then wrestle in college but I proved them wrong. If you have a goal for yourself don’t let anyone discourage you from reaching it no matter who it is.
Crossface:Who were some of your role models on and off the mat?
One of my rolemodels on the mat would have to be cael sanderson. I think its awesome that even though he is one of the greatest wrestlers ever , he is still extremely humble. Off the mat would have to be my parents. We are not the wealthiest family but they have always worked hard to take care of us kids and I am forever grateful.
Crossface:With the second half of the season upon us, what is your approach heading toward the National Championships
I’m super excited. I wasn’t able to wrestle these past few weeks because I was extremely sick but in a way I think it was a good thing. I’m now coming back refreshed and excited to finish strong.. This year I plan on doing well at nationals and I’m just waiting for that chance.
We at CrossfaceWrestling.net want to thank you again for this interview and wish you the best of luck the remainder of your career on and off the mat.