“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.”

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

“My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings.”

“I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.”

“Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”

“I'm thinking about the cat dying, Dulcie and her knife against my throat, Mrs Irvin and her St Thomas bone... But never my sister. A brother rarely thinks about his sister.”

“I was tired of her getting away with being so young.”

“My sister is my little star, and I'm excited for her and proud of her. With her, I'm protective, but also I don't want to be that sister who's really pushy and thinks they know everything and makin...”

“The weight of the world is a trifle, if we all put our two fingers under it and try to lift together.”

“If we stick together as an American people we can bring down the war criminals that are running our country right now.”

“I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.”