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

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

I shoot, I score.  He shoots, I score.

Dan Gable 

The only thing you deserve is what you earn.

Tom Brands

Hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard.

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

Dan Gable

Winners make a decision to win.

Missing the first workout is like telling a lie - the next one comes easier.

The time will come when winter will ask you what you were doing all summer.

Don't let people convince you that winning is not that important.  What they fail to tell you is that since they can't win, they don't want you to win either.

Champion wrestlers are made by planning their seasons and careers around a framework of 8 building blocks:  diet, nutrition, conditioning, technique, weight training, mental preparation, drilling, and natural talent. 

You've got to learn to control your emotions before you can control your opponent.

Its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get up.

All success stories begin with a dream.

Second place is the first loser.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Success lies in determination, dedication, and discipline.

Your will to prepare to win is just as important as your will to win.

The good thing about pain is it lets you know you're still alive.

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.

When you're hurt you can play.  When you're injured you can't.

If you're not going to practice, don't dream.

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.

Win with grace, and lose with grace.

Practice without improvement is meaningless.

You are never better than anyone else until you do something to prove it. When you are really good, you never need to tell anyone.  They will tell you.

The superior man blames himself.  The inferior man blames others.

When you win, say nothing.  When you lose, say less.

Practice does not make perfect.  Practice of perfection makes perfect.

You should hate losing more than you like winning.

Most men stop when they begin to tire.  Good men go until they think they are going to collapse.  BUT, the VERY BEST know the mind tires before the body and push themselves further and further beyond all limits.  Only when all these limits are shattered can the unattainable be reached.

You never fail at anything until you stop trying.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire and hard work.

You're only as good as your competition.

Don't let a win get to your head or a loss get to your heart.

The only place you can start at the top is digging a hole.