David Taylor III said that his goal was never to be just an Olympian, clarifying via tweet on April 7th, 2021, that his focus is on bringing home the gold as an Olympic champion. Based on his laser-focused annihilation of each of his opponents by technical fall en route to the Olympic 86kg final in freestyle wrestling, the “Magic Man” is a man of his word and on a mission where only one outcome will be acceptable.
My goal has never been to be an Olympian, my goal is to be an Olympic Champion.