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.

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

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.

If we don't progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude.

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.

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

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