Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

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.

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.

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

In the distorting mirror of your mind, an angel can seem to have a devil's face.

The right to write is too sacred to be wrong with.

Life is magical. If life had no magic, it would be tragic.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. When visiting the U.S. from Germany for a winter academic stay.

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches.

There might be a different model for a literary community that's quicker, more real-time, and involves more spontaneity.

When most of us talk to our dogs, we tend to forget that they're not people.

What I hope is that the book [Bink & Gollie] delights children. What I hope is that they laugh and laugh and laugh, just as we did when we wrote them.

A real turnoff for guys is any girl who is way too into them. Like, you're being way too nice. Guys, as well as girls, like that sense of badness. I want a good girl, who can be a little bad.