--- title: "1 Wrestling Match Quotes By Dan Gable" description: "1 Wrestling Match quotes by Dan Gable. Plus more from Dan Gable and more Wrestling Match sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/dan-gable-11120_alibis_a-clean-hard-fought-wrestling-match-is-t_3141215.jpg" --- > [A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/a-clean-hard-fought-wrestling-match-is-the-most-honest-of-athletic/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/dan-gable-11120_alibis_a-clean-hard-fought-wrestling-match-is-t_3141215.jpg) ## More by Dan Gable > [Greatness in the mat is achieved through training that make you push to survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/greatness-in-the-mat-is-achieved-through-training-that-make-you-push/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [“Gold metals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find-alloy called guts!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/gold-metals-aren-t-really-made-of-gold-they-re-made-of-sweat/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [We, as a wrestling community, better remember it is more than one individual that makes a winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/we-as-a-wrestling-community-better-remember-it-is-more-than-one/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/wrestlers-are-a-little-more-dedicated-than-and-are-different-from-the/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [If we don't progress, we backslide into bad habits, laziness and poor attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/if-we-don-t-progress-we-backslide-into-bad-habits-laziness-and-poor/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [When I lifted weights, I didn't lift just to maintain my muscle tone. I lifted to increase what I already had, to push to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/when-i-lifted-weights-i-didn-t-lift-just-to-maintain-my-muscle-tone-i/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [Freedom across the world is a result of many individuals working together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/freedom-across-the-world-is-a-result-of-many-individuals-working/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/there-is-no-mat-space-for-malcontents-or-dissenters-one-must-neither/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [Many of those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom have come through the wrestling ranks. We need to honor them and win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/many-of-those-who-have-paid-the-ultimate-price-for-freedom-have-come/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [Wrestling has been a way of life with me day in and day out. I won't get too far away from it. I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/wrestling-has-been-a-way-of-life-with-me-day-in-and-day-out-i-won-t/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [I’m a big believer in starting with high standards and raising them. We make progress only when we push ourselves to the highest level.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/i-m-a-big-believer-in-starting-with-high-standards-and-raising-them/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [There's nothing like success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/there-s-nothing-like-success/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [You 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/you-can-t-ever-work-too-much-because-there-s-no-such-thing-as-being/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/once-you-ve-wrestled-everything-else-in-life-is-easy/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) > [I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-gable/i-never-won-anything-by-myself-i-was-always-strong-because-of-help/) [Dan Gable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-gable/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wrestling-match/dan-gable/#itemlist", "name": "1 Wrestling Match Quotes By Dan Gable", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. 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