Top Quotes by Dan Gable: A Champion’s Wisdom

Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy. – Dan Gable

The second period is won by the kid with the best condition. The third period is won by the kid with the biggest heart. – Dan Gable

You don’t coach it, you live it. – Dan Gable

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

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

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. – Dan Gable

When you finally decide how successful you really want to be, you?ve got to set priorities. Then, each and every day, you?ve got to take care of the top ones. The lower ones may fall behind, but you can?t let the top ones slip. – Dan Gable

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score. – Dan Gable

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

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.

Top Quotes by Dan Gable: A Champion’s Wisdom part 2

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.

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 a mental game. You have to believe in yourself.

The highest honor for a wrestler is to be a good father. The second highest is to be a good College wrestling coach.

My mind has been my key preparation for battles beyond muscle and strength.

More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride.

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit.

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

The first mistake I can’t make is walking away from a young man who wants to make a goal to be a champion.

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

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

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

When you finally decide how successful you really want to be, you?ve got to set priorities. Then, each and every day, you?ve got to take care of the top ones. The lower ones may fall behind, but you can?t let the top ones slip.

?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.

I shoot for the moon but I’m too busy gazing at stars.

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

I?m a big believer in hard work, grinding it out, and not stopping until it?s done.

I don’t do the same workout twice. I leave no room for boredom.

Starting today, we must forget what we did good or bad yesterday, and do better.