“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.”

“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.”

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

“You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.”

“Sometimes the gap between what you are and what you want to be is a little piece of paper called your college degree. So jump.”

“I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.”

“The race is now on between the technoscientific and scientific forces that are destroying the living environment and those that can be harnessed to save it. . . . If the race is won, humanity can e...”

“None can reply - all seems eternal now. The wilderness has a mysterious tongue, which teaches awful doubt.”

“When Mother Nature speaks, even the Gods hold silence.”

“My dad is not a sports guy but was drawn to the theatrics of wrestling.”