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

- Dan Gable

Talent is everywhere, winning attitude is not.

- Dan Gable

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

- Dan Gable

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

- Dan Gable

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

- Dan Gable

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…

- Dan Gable

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

- Dan Gable

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

- Dan Gable

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. …

- Dan Gable