Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.

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.

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.

My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings.

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

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

You don't really measure the year until the whole year is done. I'm sure there are some concerned people, including the coaches right now.