Always remember the pain of defeat, and never let it happen again.

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

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

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.

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

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

If you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.

Wrestling... what men do during boys basketball season.

Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

There's always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don't just dream.

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

Laugh as if it's funny, embrace as if it's love, and smile anyway.

I've just been to a debutant ball where all the girls were wearing low-cut gowns. It's clear why they're called coming out parties.

Text first, rhythm second, melody third.

If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter-spaced typography won't help.

When in Italy, you should meet Italians.

Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.

I've never got to the bottom of streaking

Somebody said that my work might be an interesting source of material.

As communist atheists allowed no place for Jesus in their hearts, I decided I'd leave not the smallest place for satan in mine.

There is far too much of the feeding-bottle in education and young people ought to be supplied with good intellectual food and then left to help themselves.