Jordan Burroughs

“High school wrestling is awesome.”

“I've seen 'Cars' and 'Cars 2' about 1,500 times a piece.”

“For Americans, of course, it's football, basketball, and baseball. We live for it. In many ways, it sums up who we are. In Iran, it's all about wrestling. The patriotism toward their country comes out in the way they wrestle, so it makes sense why they're the best.”

“It's harder to be a dad than an Olympic champion.”

“I'm so comfortable in my identity as a wrestler that if I never fought, it would never bother me one bit.”

“I want to be the guy who our sport looks up to, and win multiple championships.”

“Nebraska and Indiana were really the only Division One schools that expressed any interest in me.”

“I've got the ability to control my destiny, and I take pride in that.”

“Family is most important to me.”

“There was a period of time early in my career where I was like, 'I'm gonna definitely fight. I definitely want to be a part of this lifestyle.' Then there was a period of time where I had so much success in the sport of wrestling, and I was like, 'I don't really need fighting.'”

“John Smith from Oklahoma State was the greatest American wrestler of all time.”

“I've won every single event there is to win as a wrestler, and I still continue to come back every single year. The hard part for me is, 'OK, how long can you do this?'”

“You know what's cooler than being the richest guy in the room? Being the toughest guy in the room.”

“Everybody makes money; not everybody makes history.”

“The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time.”

“I have high expectations for myself - as an athlete, as a man, as an individual - and wrestling has helped me build a lot of character knowing that I have to remain humble but also fight complacency.”

“I love the sport of wrestling because it's a testament of your will and what you're capable of as a man.”

“There's always an opportunity to be your best until I hang up my shoes.”

“People need to feel like their heroes are human, not on the mat but in the world. The more people can see that, the more they can understand that they're capable of doing great things as well.”

“It's become a lot bigger than just winning championships. It's about inspiring hopefully millions at some point in my career.”