"There is no swearing in this wrestling room; the list begins with
I Can't"
-Chuck Robinson
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"There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins nor sulks when he loses. He accepts victory professionally, humbly; he hates defeat,
but makes no poor display of it."
-Dan Gable
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"Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy."
-Dan Gable
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"Pain is Temporary,
Pride is Forever.
Pain is but a Feeling,
Feelings pass with Time,
And Time passes, Therefore,
Pain is just a strain on the Brain
without refrain,
That's why Wrestlers are Insane!"
-Mean Gene Mills
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Why America Needs Wrestlers? 
One former wrestler’s unselfish courageous determination can best illustrate the value in answering this question. Former New Jersey all-state wrestler, Jeremy Glick with two fellow passengers aboard Flight 93 (Tom Burnett and Todd Beamer) heeded the famous 9/11 call "Lets Roll", and proceeded to "wrestle" on behalf of us all, against terrorism. Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reily said it best; "At a time like this, sports are trivial. But what the best athletes can do -- keep their composure amid chaos, form a plan when all seems lost, and find the guts to carry it out -- may be why the Capitol isn't a charcoal pit". Sports may be trivial but the lessons and courage learned through them can become the foundation to monumental achievements.  

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"Do nothing which is of no use."
- Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)