And the memories came rushing back.
Meeting NBA superstars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Watching swimming legend Michael Phelps capture Olympic gold.
And walking into a sold-out stadium of 90,000 cheering fans for the Opening Ceremonies.
Schwab’s Olympic Games experience in 2008 wasn’t everything he wanted. He lost hard-fought bouts to the eventual silver and bronze medalists in freestyle wrestling.
But the few weeks he spent in Beijing, China, still provided its share of memorable moments. Now more than a decade later, the Northern Iowa wrestling coach reflected on his experience after the Olympics kicked off last week in Tokyo, Japan.