Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.

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

There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts victory professionally, humbly; he hates defeat, but makes no poor display of it.

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

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

Always remember the pain of defeat, and never let it happen again.

I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.