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.
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.
A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like that
Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.
The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.
If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.
If you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.
If you want to train and work hard 3 months out of the year, well, then, UNI is a great place to go. If you want to bust your tail 6 months out of the year, you should be very happy at ISU. But if you want to train and develop into a champion 12 months out of the year, then Iowa is the place for you.
Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.
My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings.
Wrestling is the only sport I've ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant motion without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim -- but there's always some kind of situation that would break my thoughts, break my concentration.
I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.
I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.
I can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone.
There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.
Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.
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.
More endearingly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self control and pride.
I don't think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if one program drops.
My wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad, my sister, my wife, four daughters, grandsons, son-in-laws.
The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.
I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
There's nothing like success.
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