Cael Sanderson Quotes

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Cael Sanderson

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : June 20, 1979

There's always adversity, all the way up and down. That's how life works.

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I think it's very important that wrestling steps back and gets back to the core values of, you know, it's a controlled fight. It's strength and all your physical and mental abilities against an opponent.

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To win in wrestling, you've got to be able take your opponent down and put him on his back.

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That's really what wrestling is. It's control.

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The Olympics are the ultimate.

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If you're once a competitor, you're always a competitor.

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I just want to make sure I try and do the best that I can with the abilities I've been given.

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I know I've been blessed and had a lot of good fortune.

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Hey, if you don't like the pressure, all you have to do is lose. That's something my coach told me when I was going through that undefeated streak, and that had a great impact on me. Because I realized, 'I want this.' That makes a big difference.

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When you're used to things going your way right from the start and building a lead early, it's different when you are in a battle.

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I hadn't been worried about going undefeated as a freshman. But after that year, everybody kept bringing it up, and you had to think about it.

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I get beat up a lot. Pretty badly, too. I'm just not much of a practice wrestler.

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I'm big on the fundamentals and the basics of the sport. We rehearse them every day, and that's what's going to help our guys improve.

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That's one thing I've learned, being the head coach - it's a little tougher to clear your mind and relax and do other things.

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You never know if you have a chance to win a national title or not. You have to believe you do and you have to put out a lineup that can score points for you. You never know until you get here.

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When you win the national championships, you've got to be pretty happy and pumped.

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In my mind, I've been wanting to be a part of a national championship program since I started at Iowa State as a freshman in 1998.

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When there's a team race, you know, that obviously adds just additional pressure to individuals.

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It's an individual sport as well as a team sport. So as a coach, you're always - your heart and mind is with the guys that don't quite reach their goals.

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I want to win because I want to be the champion. That's the way I look at it.

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