Talent Is Everywhere, Winning Attitude Is Not.

The Obvious Goals Were There- State Champion, Ncaa Champion, Olympic Champion. To Get There I Had To Set An Everyday Goal Which Was To Push Myself To Exhaustion Or, In Other Words, To Work So Hard In Practice That Someone Would Have To Carry Me Off The Mat.

More Endearingly Than Any Other Sport, Wrestling Teaches Self Control And Pride.

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.

I’m A Big Believer In Starting With High Standards And Raising Them. We Make Progress Only When We Push Ourselves To The Highest Level. If We Don’t Progress, We Backslide Into Bad Habits, Laziness And Poor Attitude.

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.