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

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Source : Dan Gable (2017). “A Wrestling Life 2: More Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable”, p.128, University of Iowa Press

Dan Gable

#Inspirational Quotes #Sports Quotes #Wrestling Quotes

“I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that.”
“In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring but a low order of intellect and but little skill. Its requisites are vigor, docility, fidelity. Such a class you must have, or you would not have that other class which leads progress, civilization, and refinement.”

Source : James Henry Hammond (1866). “Selections from the Letters and Speeches of the Hon. James H. Hammond: Of South Carolina”, p.318
“Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts.”
“I dont want someone else to go through and live through the life that I have had to live through in terms of the challenges that I face.”

Source : "Paralyzed Rep. to Showcase Gun Victims at State of the Union" by John Parkinson, abcnews.go.com. February 12, 2013.
“If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?”
“My whole career I'm used to playing a lot of games.”
“I am a musician, a songwriter, music fan. I live in New York City and I love my job.”
“We must love Christ and always seek Christ's embraces. Then everything difficult will seem easy.”

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