Quotes about Wrestling

"You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me."
-Kurt Angle

"Wrestling is ballet with violence."
-Jesse Ventura

"The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack."
-Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

"I just looked at my opponent and envisioned what I had to do and got it done for the team. I came into the season and trained hard, managed my weight and thought about what I was going to do this season. I was looking forward to having to wrestle him in the county. Luckily, I had the pleasure of wrestling him and I got it done. This is an incredible boost to my confidence."
-Chris Weston

"I think the sign of a successful program is when your former wrestlers come back to coach, so we're very lucky to have all of them with us. Wrestling was never a really big sport on campus, and there were times when we were in a drought."
-Chris West

"This has been a special group of guys that have been together a long time. They've had many birthday parties in the wrestling room."
-Gregg Greeno

"Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators."
-Olin Miller

"The more bodies in a wrestling room, the better a team is. It raises the level of competition."
-Mike Radke

"I lived wrestling. I took only one week off after my junior year. I lifted weights, ran and wrestled five or six times a week. Then I traveled to Pennsylvania last summer to compete."
-Shaun Toomey

"My toughest opponent is going to be in our wrestling room."
-Ryan Fields

"At first I thought it was baseball, but then I thought that's baloney. Then I tried football, but I wasn't big enough, so I thought I'd give wrestling a shot."
-James Nicholson

"When he came in as a freshman, he loved wrestling, loved competing. He began a path then."
-Mike Dinovo

"I know the school board has been wrestling with a whole lot of issues."
-Tevis Herd

"I'm real happy for me and Jon with this being our senior year. We've accomplished a lot with our 100 wins, we're number three and four in the history of our wrestling program and I'm just happy we both made it."
-Josh Bordner

"Right now he's wrestling the best he ever has and that's what you've got to do in the state tournament."
-Jeff Battles

"Adam wrestles with a lot of heart. When you're wrestling guys that are 30 or 40 pounds heavier than you, you have to wrestle with heart."
-Chopper Mello

"He?s doing a lot of things (wrestling moves), and he?s improving on his feet. He?s pretty focused."
-Mike Honken

"I told coach Mayer before wrestling started that this could be the day that he finally gets taken down, but it didn't happen."
-Don Cooley

"He's a natural leader. He leads by example first, so all the hard work and commitment that he's made to the sport of wrestling, he's put right back into the team."
-Bruce Burnett

"It was a good win against an excellent, excellent program. We talked about wrestling with emotion, keeping the emotional intensity and our whole staff couldn't be prouder of our team's effort tonight."
-Mark Crisp

"I've wrestled since I was 6 years old. I've gone through some of the most excruciating wrestling camps, where they say, 'We're going to kill you.' I made it through all of them. When it comes right down to it, it's all mental."
-Mike Whitehead

"Jeffrey brought wrestling back to the school. He brought wrestling back to Gary."
-Tom Powell

"I got beat up more in wrestling than I do out here on a bull. You'd think it would be the other way around."
-Bronc Platt

"This award is a great way to recognize the quality of student athletes who are wrestling in the U.P.. These kids are great role models. It's a well deserved honor."
-Andy Skewis

"He has a great feel for wrestling. He's one of the young kids who demonstrates leadership."
-Ron Frank

"Her brothers started her out in wrestling. They give her advice about moves that are easy. They tell her to stay tough and not to show that she's ever afraid. She's a silent type but don't underestimate her."
-Kathy Mccauley

"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."
-Dan Gable

"If you think about dynasties or traditions —Oklahoma State is close to the top as far as wrestling goes."
-John Smith