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

Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

When I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to a new limit. Every time I worked, I was getting a little better. I kept moving that limit back and back. Every time I walked out of the gym, I was a little better than when I walked in.

I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.

When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.