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Dan Gable Biography

Danny Mack "Dan" Gable (born October 25, 1948) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. He is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a world gold medalist, and an Olympic gold medalist. Gable was only the third wrestler to have ever been inducted into the United World Wrestling's Hall of Fame in the Legend category.

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Great wrestlers make other wrestlers great

Make, Wrestler, Wrestlers

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

Advice, Difference, Differences, Positive, Wrestlers, Wrestling

We, as a wrestling community, better remember it is more than one individual that makes a winner.

Community, Remember, Winner, Wrestling

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.

Down, Instead, Owing, Stuff, Worry, Wrong

The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.

Back, Easiest, Over You, Sleep, Wrestling

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. Give everything you got today for tomorrow may never come.

Come, Compared, Giving, Like, Pain, Tomorrow May Never Come

I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.

Score, Shoot, Shoots, Wrestling

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

Alloy, Determination, Gold, Guts, Sports, Wrestling

When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I'd start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I'd push myself harder.

Motivational, Push, See, Shower, Sports, Wrestling

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.

1St, Inspirational, Motivational, Shape, Success, Technician

The bells are a very good investment. They never break if they are maintained. I can teach the kids the basics. They may play bells for only one year, but many of them go on to play at local churches.

Basics, Kids, Maintained, Play, Years

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

Inspirational, Skill, Sports, Wrestled, Wrestling

You can't ever work too much because there's no such thing as being in too good condition. You can't ever lift too many weights because you can't ever get too strong. You can't ever wrestle too much because you can always do better.

Inspirational, Strong, Weight, Weights, Work

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

Pride, Self, Sport, Sports, Teaches, Wrestling

I don't think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if one program drops.

College, Drops, Extinction, Mean, Program, Wrestling

I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.

Fanatic, Fanatics, Life, Work Out, Working, Wrestling

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

Beat, High, People, School, Wrestling

I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.

Extra, Gave, Strong, Winning, Won, Wrestling

A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like that

Alibis, Athletic, Blame, Judges, Judging, Wrestling

The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.

Goals, Ncaa, Practice, State, Wrestling

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