Quotations

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

 

" I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." Dan Gable

 

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

 

" Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy. " Dan Gable

 

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

 

" The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart." Dan Gable

 

" 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." Dan Gable

 

" Wrestling is ballet with violence." Jesse Ventura

 

 

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” Marcus Aurelius

 

"Every time I step on the mat, I want to be better than I was the last time. I feel like I’m stepping it up and getting ready for the World Championship." Kerry McCoy

 

"There is no feeling worse than realizing too late that you've set your goals too low." Anonymous 

"Good is not enough, if better is possible." Anonymous 

"The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in the man's determination." Tommy Lasorda

"You can't ever work too much because there's no such thing as being in too good condition.  You can't ever lift too many weights because you can't ever get too strong.  You can't ever wrestle too much because you can always do better." Dan Gable

"When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing.  I'd wonder if he was still working out.  I tried to visualize him.  When I could see him still working, I'd start pushing myself.  When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder." Dan Gable 

"Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles" Bob Richards

"Champions train.....Losers complain" Anonymous

"The harder you work, the luckier you get" Anonymous

"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." Thomas Macaulay

"You never fail until you stop trying." Florence Griffith Joyner

"If I lose, I'll walk away and never feel bad because I did all I could. There was nothing more to do." Joe Frazier

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even"  Mohammed Ali

"This I say - be the best, be yourself and not like the rest.  Work real hard to be real tough, and remember that 100 percent is not good enough.  Set the impossible as being your goal, then reach deep inside from within your soul.  All you've got is all you could ask, to give you all to achieve this impossible task." Gene Mills

"Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy." Dan Gable

"Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things necessary to go to a higher level. When people ask me how to raise their level of performance, the first thing I ask is, How important is it to you?" Dan Gable

"No one ever drowned in sweat" Anonymous

"You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage." Joe Namath

"I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability." Bruce Jenner

"Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates." Magic Johnson

"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler"   Socrates

 

John P. Stevens

Hawks Wrestling