Dan GableI can take anyone down at anytime; they can't take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone.361Time
Dan GableWhen I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still working out. I'd tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, … ▶374Humanity
Dan GableIf you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.375Time
Dan GableI’m a big believer in starting with high standards and raising them. We make progress only when we push ourselves to the highest level. If we don’t progress, we backslide into bad… ▶333Humanity
Dan GableI've been a fanatic about working out all my life.366Life
Dan GableWhen my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.323Reflection
Dan GableThe easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.378Politics
Dan GableMore enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride. ✨ Dan Gable (2017)… ▶347Life
Dan GableMy wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad, my sister, my wife, four daughters, grandsons, son-in-laws.337Politics
Dan GableI never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.359Politics
Dan GableThe 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.305Love
Dan GableIf you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.305Death
Dan GableThere is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters.317Humor
Dan GableWhen I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to a new limit. Every time I worked, I was getting a little … ▶285ReadingTime
Dan GableThere'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.231Death
Dan GableMy valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.319Humanity
Dan GableIf you're afraid to fail, you'll never succeed.288Hope
Dan GableWe, as a wrestling community, better remember it is more than one individual that makes a winner.222Philosophy
Dan GableI've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that philosophy. In fact, I still have that gym bag.3010LifePhilosophyTruth
Dan GableA lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.299Humor
Dan GableAll I worried about was what Owings was doing to me, instead of what I was doing to him. When you start worrying about that stuff, you're going down the wrong path.246Humanity
Dan GableBut we've got to work. We can't just live on reputations at all - by any means.202Thought
Dan GableOnce you've wrestled, everything in life is easy.2710Life
Dan GableI went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.214Reflection
Dan GableWrestling is the only sport I've ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant motion without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim -- but there's al… ▶204Thought
Dan GableYou can't ever work too much because there's no such thing as being in too good condition. You can't ever lift too many weights because you can't ever get too strong. You can't ev… ▶2610Thought
Dan GableFreedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.2610Love
Dan GableRight out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.215Humanity
Dan GableI vowed I wouldn't ever let anyone destroy me again. I was going to work at it every day, so hard that I would be the toughest guy in the world. By the end of practice, I wanted t… ▶238Politics
Dan GableMy mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.239Thought
