For me, back in Sydney, it was just being there and going out and beating Alexander Karelin, 13-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist. It was everything for me. — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
When I started out on 'The Biggest Loser,' for me it was kind of embarrassing to be on national TV and go from this wrestling icon, this Olympic gold medalist, to being on 'The Biggest Loser.' — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
You just try to make the best decisions you can. You just take life as it comes to you and do your best. — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
I'm a wrestler with nine toes. I'm a wrestler who has been through a lot of battles. I get to do a lot of… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
People say, 'You're overweight'; they question your heart and character. It's a challenge again, proving to myself and to other people that I'm still… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
Even when on 'The Biggest Loser', I was out doing back handsprings on the show, throwing dummies on the mat. — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
I can freestyle for a while, but I'm not an Olympic swimmer who can go two or three miles. — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I didn't look at 'The Biggest Loser' as being my defining moment. I wasn't there to compete and win the money. I wasn't… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
I look at what I have as compared to what I don't have. I have this, I have this, I have this. Thank God… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
People consider me a hero, but I turn around and look at the military people overseas. They're the freaking heroes. They're the ones putting… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
I grew up on a farm and I always learned when you work you go forward, you don't stop and say, well, I'll take… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
There's no comparison to competition. You can't tell yourself truly where you're at unless you compete in competition. — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
That's why I kept wrestling - I'm too dumb to realize I can't win, so I keep wrestling until I ultimately succeed. I'm pretty… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
People in my life have either supported me or doubted me. The only people I hear are the doubters. So, for me, I look… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
America's seen me go from Olympic glory to 'Biggest Loser'. I want to go back to Olympic glory again. It's kind of the American… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
Wrestling pushes me, makes me accountable. It makes me who I am. I never felt I was just a normal person. Then I felt… — Rulon Gardner Copy Share Image
