Cael Sanderson Quotes

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Cael Sanderson

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : June 20, 1979

I have no regrets about being a wrestler.

Cael Sanderson

I love folkstyle wrestling. I think it just represents the things I value. Hard work: you get knocked down, you get back up. You earn your escape. If you lay on your belly, you're going to be there a long time. Nobody's going to come rescue you.

Cael Sanderson

I love folkstyle. It's fun because there's a lot of passion.

Cael Sanderson

The way my mind works, I'm always thinking ahead.

Cael Sanderson

As a coach, I've learned that the greatest thing I can do for my athletes is to share my passion for the sport and competition.

Cael Sanderson

Anybody, I think, would just be ecstatic if they had an opportunity to sit down and pick Joe Paterno's brain, and I'm no different.

Cael Sanderson

Talk is very cheap.

Cael Sanderson

When you think of the Olympics, you think of wrestling. It was a marquee event in ancient Greece and in the modern Games. After running, it was the next sport to be part of the Games. Like track and field, the Olympics are the highest level. Some sports, it's just not as special.

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When I was in college, I think my last match maybe was the first match aired live, but otherwise if you were going to watch the tournament, it was a few weeks later at 3 in the morning.

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My freshman year, after the Midlands, everything seemed to come together a little quicker than I thought. I was just going in looking for experience, get some matches in and see where I was. It's a confidence boost to win a tournament like that.

Cael Sanderson

I think anytime you lose, that should clarify a lot of things. It just kind of helps you really focus in on what it is you do want.

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Penn State is much bigger than the actions of a few.

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If you're winning, chop wood, carry water.

Cael Sanderson