Dan Gable Quotes (15 Quotes)

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, you're going down the wrong path.

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

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.

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.

Wrestling is the only sport I've ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant motion without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim -- but there's always some kind of situation that would break my thoughts, break my concentration.

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.

I'm 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.

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

Coach Gable is the spokesman for wrestling in the United States and theres 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 don't really measure the year until the whole year is done. I'm sure there are some concerned people, including the coaches right now.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.

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.

But we've got to work. We can't just live on reputations at all - by any means.