Once you've wrestled, everything 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.

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.

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.

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

True friendhip is like sound health: the value of it is seldom know until it is lost.

You will find yourself, as he did. But that will not mean it is easy. There are few things easy in life that are worth the doing.

The world encyclopedia, the universal library, exists, and it is the world itself.

Letting her go wasn't a choice because he would never let her go

Always be thankful for what you had, what you have, and what you will have in the future.

I don't think you can reach your potential as a writer unless you're a passionate reader, AND read passionately.

Holly is alive,' thought Foaly 'My princess lives,'exulted Orion. 'And we're chasing a dragon

I used to anticipate my childhood birthday parties as if each were an annual coronation. Like most kids, I loved sitting at the head of the table with a crown on my head.

I always lived with guitarists. When they would leave, I would just pick up their acoustic guitars and start doing finger picking and write.

It's important to think big, but you've got to work small.