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Dan Gable
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The 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded to Dan Gable, an American amateur wrestler born on October 25, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa.
Gable grew up in Waterloo, where he attended Waterloo West High School. He went on to study at Iowa State University, and his occupation throughout his career has been that of an amateur wrestler.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented to Gable in 2020, is the concrete fact that closes his story as the facts tell it — a named award given by the United States to a citizen who had trained and competed as an amateur wrestler since his early days in Waterloo.
Quotes by Dan Gable
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More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill. None have wrestled without pride.
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Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination and a hard to find alloy called guts.
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If you’re going to stay in the Olympics, you’ve got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
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I’m delighted to be back in coaching. Our goal is to put Iowa wrestling back on top, and I want to do everything I can to make it happen.
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Wrestling is the only sport I’ve ever competed in that puts you totally in a situation of constant motion without breaks. I could play football or baseball, swim – but there’s always some kind of situation that would break my thoughts, break my concentration.
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I don’t think college wrestling is in danger of extinction by any means. But I am concerned if one program drops.
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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 walk through the wrestling room once a week. I could go every day if I wanted. But just walk through, make sure it’s still there.
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