Ben Askren

“Obviously, in a sport like golf, we see Tiger Woods fall off. There's not really too much damage he can take from that, although when you watch him and he sucks, and you're like, 'God, you u...”

“If I'm coaching at my academy, and we were drilling the front headlock, we don't just say, 'OK, now go five-minute goes,' because how many tries are they gonna get at going at the front head...”

“Some people who come from high levels in other backgrounds where they're used to being the best or used to being on a kind of pedestal, it's hard to kind of lower yourself again and just be...”

“If you think about who retires during their prime, the number of athletes who do that is very small.”

“Squash - definitely a rich's person sport, and it's only played in a handful of countries.”

“I think a lot of fans don't know MMA that well. They don't understand the subtleties.”

“I've never feared anyone or worried what they said as long as what I'm telling is the truth, and I'm not telling lies about people.”

“There are conferences every year where all the major coaches get together, and they talk about the issues in wrestling, what's going to happen. There's a major governing body, U.S.A. Wrestli...”

“Young guys kind of have this chip on their shoulder of, 'I want to prove something,' right? 'I've got to prove how tough I am. I've got to prove how good I am.' And man, now as I'm getting o...”