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

A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.

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

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

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.

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters.

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.