Dan Gable Quotes
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I'm delighted to be back in coaching. Our goal is to put Iowa wrestling back on top, and I want to do everything I can to make it happen.
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My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.
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There's nothing like success.
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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
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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.
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Greatness in the mat is achieved through training that make you push to survive.
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Talent is everywhere, winning attitude is not.
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If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
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Once you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.
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If you want to train and work hard 3 months out of the year, well, then, UNI is a great place to go. If you want to bust your tail 6 months out of the year, you should be very happy at ISU. But if you want to train and develop into a champion 12 months out of the year, then Iowa is the place for you.
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Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.
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A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.
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Many of those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom have come through the wrestling ranks. We need to honor them and win this decision to have wrestling - the world's oldest sport - remain a part of the most prestigious athletic competition in the world, the Olympics.
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If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.
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When I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to a new limit. Every time I worked, I was getting a little better. I kept moving that limit back and back. Every time I walked out of the gym, I was a little better than when I walked in.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.
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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.
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More endearingly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self control and pride.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters.
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I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.
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I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
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But we've got to work. We can't just live on reputations at all - by any means.
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I can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone.
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Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.
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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.
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