Quotes by Dan Gable

“Gold medals arent really made of gold. Theyre made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”

“Once youve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.”

“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.”

“I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.”

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

“Wrestling is the only sport Ive ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant [motion] without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim -- but theres always some kind of situation that would break my thoughts, break my concentration.”

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

“Wrestling has been a way of life with me day in and day out. I wont 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 its still there.”

“Coach Gable is the spokesman for wrestling in the United States and there?s no bigger name in the sport than his, ... It was significant for our program to get the kind of exposure we need to present to the wrestling community not only on the local level but all over the country.”

“You dont really measure the year until the whole year is done. Im sure there are some concerned people, including the coaches right now.”

“This aint no garden party, brother, thisis wrestling, where only the strongest survive.”

“We definitely thought so at the beginning, and hes done some good things. Its just a matter of continuing to be able to show that he is able to do the best job that is needed there.”

“It would be difficult for me to make the move to come back. With my family expanding, I want to make sure that I stay healthy.”

“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, youre going down the wrong path.”

“Im 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.”

“But weve got to work. We cant just live on reputations at all - by any means.”

“Any man can win when things go his way, its the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion.”

Gold medals arent really made of gold. Theyre made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.

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