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> [Ben Askren, he's a tough boy. Golly, he's a tough boy. That's what wrestling does. When you wrestle your whole life, you got to be a tough dude to wrestle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-thompson/ben-askren-he-s-a-tough-boy-golly-he-s-a-tough-boy-that-s-what/)

[Stephen Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-thompson/)

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> [“It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there's gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mildred-d-taylor/it-s-tough-out-there-boy-and-as-long-as-there-are-people-there-s/)

[Mildred D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mildred-d-taylor/)

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