Dan Gable
Dan Gable
Danny Mack "Dan" Gableis a retired American Olympic wrestler and head coach. He is best known for his tenure as head coach at the University of Iowa where he won 15 NCAA team titles between 1976 and 1997. He is also famous for having only lost one match in his entire Iowa State University collegiate career – his last – and winning a gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, while not giving up a single point...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWrestler
Date of Birth25 October 1948
CityWaterloo, IA
CountryUnited States of America
I went to college. I had a double major in biology and physical education, but my major was wrestling.
Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.
A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.
I'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.
Many of those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom have come through the wrestling ranks. We need to honor them and win this decision to have wrestling - the world's oldest sport - remain a part of the most prestigious athletic competition in the world, the Olympics.
When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.
More endearingly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self control and pride.
There's nothing like success.
If you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.
If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.
My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.
I don't think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if one program drops.
The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.