Always remember the pain of defeat, and never let it happen again..

A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no pane….

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts..

I’m a big believer in starting with high standards and raising them. We make progress only when we push ourselves to the highest level. If we don’t p….

When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. ….

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. Give everything you got today for tomorrow may never come..

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without p….

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed..

Talent is everywhere, winning attitude is not..

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score..

Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season..

Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things nec….

Determination is the strength needed to succeed..

I can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone..

You can't ever work too much because there's no such thing as being in too good condition. You can't ever lift too many weights because you can't eve….

When I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to a new limit. Every time I w….

Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy..

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win..

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish..

I vowed I wouldn't ever let anyone destroy me again. I was going to work at it every day, so hard that I would be the toughest guy in the world. By t….

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts victory pro….