Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.

My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.

My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.

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

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.

All I worried about was what Owings was doing to me, instead of what I was doing to him. When you start worrying about that stuff, you're going down the wrong path.

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters.