Anthony Robles (born July 15, 1988) is an American wrestler who won the 2011 NCAA individual wrestling national championship in the 125-pound weight class, despite being born with only one leg. He is the author of the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion (Gotham Books), which was published in September 2012.

Robles remains the only NCAA wrestler with one leg to win a national championship and the first athlete to be signed by Nike after retiring from a sport. Because Robles was a direct part...

At the age of 14, while living in Mesa, Ariz., Robles found wrestling. Although Robles called himself the worst wrestler on the team, it was the start of a career that captured the nation’s imagination. Through the support of his family and coaches, Robles turned himself into a champion wrestler.

Anthony Robles' incredible journey through college wrestling ends in 2011 when he dominated Matt McDonough to claim the National Championship at 125 pounds. Relive the entire head-to-head match...

Jan 16, 2025 · It also authentically mines Robles' real life, from aspirational quotes that hung in his high school wrestling room (“A man's character is his fate”) to a humorous scene when Jerome's Anthony ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Sports biopic ‘Unstoppable,’ starring Jharrel Jerome as former wrestling champion Anthony Robles and Jennifer Lopez as his mother, is now streaming on Prime Video.

Through trials and hardships, both on and off the wrestling mat, I finished as a 3-time All-American and the 2011 NCAA National Champion. Although my competition days on the mat are over, I will continue to wrestle the opponents life brings my way all the while believing that. I am UNSTOPPABLE.

Jan 17, 2025 · The first time Jharrel Jerome met Anthony Robles, he was terrified. Then 21-years-old, the actor (Moonlight, Monster) had recently been chosen to portray Robles—an NCAA-champion wrestler born ...

Jan 16, 2025 · “Unstoppable,” based on the real-life story of wrestling champion Anthony Robles is one of resilience, strength and proving people wrong. Jharrel Jerome embodies the athlete, who despite being...

Born with one leg, Anthony Robles grew up to become an unstoppable phenomenon in NCAA wrestling, competing against able-bodied challengers and ultimately winning the NCAA Champion title in 2011. Today Anthony shares his inspirational success strategy—a limitless belief in self and the motivation to do things no one ever thought possible.