Quotes on Wrestling

The higher you want to climb, the more you need leadership. The greater the impact you want to make, the greater your influence needs to be. Whatever you will accomplish is restricted by your ability to lead others.

A big man is one who makes us feel bigger when we are with him.

Never did I want to call the first time-out during a game. Never. I wanted UCLA to come out and run our opponents so hard that they would be forced to call the first time-out just to catch their breath. At that first time-out the opponents would know, and we would know that they knew, who was in better condition. This has a psychological impact.

You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.

I find too often in the wrestling business, you just wrestle, get to the hotel, make your money. Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself to enjoy my life and not just rush through.

Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts!

I want to use every second of my life, every time that I have in my life, to make me a better fighter. That's why I'm a martial artist. For me, it's more than a job - it's a way of living

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

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. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

America is the only country where a significant proportion of the population believes that professional wrestling is real but the moon landing was faked.

The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.

Children need models rather than critics.

Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent.