If you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.

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 ever get too strong. You can't ever wrestle too much because you can always do better.

The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.

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

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.

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.

Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.