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“I think my mental toughness, athleticism, and my physical prowess, I'd be successful if I decided to fight, no matter what.”
“It's one of those things: we've got guys that are very offensive and can take down anyone, and we've got guys that don't shoot at all but are very hard to take down. It's one of those things. You've got to decide what you're good at.”
“I didn't see my son walk for the first time. I've left my wife at home with two kids for long periods of time to go to training camps, to foreign countries.”
“Within a match, there's so many things that happen that could ultimately determine the outcome: You reach too much with your right hand, you step forward with your left leg, you get your head out of position.”
“Donald Trump and I have very different views on Iranians. I am confident that if he ever visited the country, he'd learn a lot about the people and come back to the States with a newfound appreciation for the Persians.”
“There's no excuse for losing for me.”
“I wanted to be amongst the greats. I wanted to be a Simone Biles, a Michael Phelps, an Ashton Eaton. I wanted to be those guys.”
“I'm not going to sit on my laurels.”
“There's a pride in representing your country on a stage like the sport of wrestling, which I've done since I was five years old. There's nothing that can deter me other than my own decision to leave the sport.”
“Within the realm of wrestling, it's been the same every year - just continually trying to improve and evolve as a wrestler, putting myself in a position to not maintain but maximize my potential.”
“I've got a home. I've got a wife. I've got everything I need.”
“Wrestling is different than MMA or boxing or really any other contact sport in that you can't really draw along an opponent.”
“It's been a lot of responsibility to be an ambassador for U.S. wrestling and the sport. It's a tough journey. There's a lot of obligations but also a lot of opportunity.”
“Discipline, focus, endurance is what it takes to be the greatest at this sport.”
“I am who I am and who I try to be - someone who loves wrestling and loves people.”
“I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.”
“A lot of kids can't identify with the things I've done and where I'm from and who I am as an individual. That's why I've tried to be a person and live my life in a way that can be identified by all cultures.”
“It's a difficult place being on top because, for me, beating the Average Joe has no significance, but for the Average Joe, beating me could be the biggest match of his life, potentially.”
“I remember my first World Championships. I got zero turns, and I got turned multiple times, and I was still a World Champion.”
“Once you've reached the highest level, you always want to get back there. It's like, once you drive a Ferrari, you're not satisfied driving a Honda anymore.”