More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.

I vowed I wouldn't ever let anyone destroy me again. I was going to work at it every day, so hard that I would be the toughest guy in the world. By the end of practice, I wanted to be physically tired, to know that I'd been through a workout. If I wasn't tired, I must have cheated somehow, so I stayed a little longer.

Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.

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

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

My wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad, my sister, my wife, four daughters, grandsons, son-in-laws.