Greatness in the mat is achieved through training that make you push to survive.

There's nothing like success.

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.

Wrestling has been a way of life with me day in and day out. I won't get too far away from it. I might walk through the wrestling room once a week. I could go every day if I wanted. But just walk through, make sure it's still there.

I've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that philosophy. In fact, I still have that gym bag.

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

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