These wrestling quotes are ideal for both fans and newcomers who want to learn more about the sport.
Wrestling is a combat sport that uses all body parts. Athletes use different holding and throwing techniques in each round. With all the action in the ring, there’s no doubt that it’s an emotional rollercoaster that will fill you with excitement!
Intense training and concentration are required to win each round. Without them, you’ll likely fail and get injured. But, wrestling isn’t just about violence; it also teaches us many things we can apply in real life.
That’s why we’ve gathered some great quotes from the people who know this sport the best.
Read the complete list below to get the same drive as your favorite wrestlers!
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Best Wrestling Quotes
1. “I can take anyone down at any time; they can’t take me down; no one can ride or turn me; I can control anyone.” – Dan Gable
2. “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life is easy.” – Dan Gable
3. “In wrestling, there’s a shelf life, and some wrestlers don’t pay attention to the shelf life.” – Dwayne Johnson
4. “More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill―none have wrestled without pride.” – Dan Gable
5. “Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.” – Dwayne Johnson
6. “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable
7. “No matter what kind of wrestler, everyone is afraid of getting tired.” – Jay Robinson
8. “My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings.” – Dan Gable
9. “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.” – Dan Gable
Inspirational Wrestling Quotes
10. “The first period is won by the best technician. The second period is won by the kid in the best shape. The third period is won by the kid with the biggest heart.” – Dan Gable
11. “Every day I turned a ‘you can’t’ into a ‘you can.’” – Rulon Gardner
12. “I’m the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.” – Bret Hart
13. “Never back down and never quit.” – John Cena
14. “Blood, sweat, and respect. The first two you give. The last you earn. Give it. Earn it.” – Dwayne Johnson
15. “I never won anything by myself. I was always strong because of help that gave me extra strength to win.” – Dan Gable
16. “You must show no mercy nor have any belief whatsoever in how others judge you, for your greatness will silence them all.” – The Ultimate Warrior
17. “I grew up on a farm, and I always learned when you work, you go forward, you don’t stop and say, well, I’ll take a break. You always go forward and get the job done.” – Rulon Gardner
18. “I’m not trying to brainwash my critics. If they’re critics, they’re critics, and that’s their job to be critical, but I certainly enjoy the involvement I have with my fans. I enjoy the time I get to spend with them, and I don’t waste time with someone stubborn who is not going to come around.” – John Cena
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Wrestling Quotes to Help You Learn More About the Sport
19. “Wrestling needs to be about the art form again. It needs to be about painting a picture and having a really good match.” – Hulk Hogan
20. “I like to think I proved a wrestler’s skin color doesn’t matter.” – Rocky Johnson
21. “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.” – Dan Gable
22. “A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world.” – Dan Gable
23. “When I wrestled, I always considered myself an athlete and a wrestler.” – Rocky Johnson
24. “Wrestling and sports entertainment is not about the moves, it really isn’t. It’s about being able to evoke emotion in one facet or another.” – The Undertaker
25. “Professional wrestling is a beautiful yet cruel mistress. She will treat you well and treat you horribly, but outside of my family, it is my one true love.” – Luke Harper
26. “No activity I know is more of a confidence builder and at the same time more ‘humility training’ than wrestling.” – Jim Leach
27. “Wrestling is a universal language. The moves, the facial expressions, most people understand.” – Shinsuke Nakamura
Motivational Wrestling Quotes
28. “When I’d get tired and want to stop, I’d wonder what my next opponent was doing. I’d wonder if he was still working out. I’d tried to visualize him. When I could see him working, I’d start pushing myself. When I could see him in the shower, I’d push myself harder.” – Dan Gable
29. “But it’s the wrestler who can put the fatigue out of his mind and break through the ‘wall’, like a marathon runner after 18 or 20 miles, who will survive. The key to that survival is in hard workouts that develop the mental confidence to the point where you won’t submit to fatigue and pain descending upon you.” – Lou Banach
30. “There’s always ways of motivating yourself to higher levels. Write about it, dream about it. But after that, turn it into action. Don’t just dream.” – Dan Gable
31. “Hard work pays off, dreams come true. Bad times don’t last, but bad guys do.” – Scott Hall
32. “I go out and give it 110% every time I’m out there. I try hard.” – Rowdy Roddy Piper
33. “The obvious goals were there―State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.” – Dan Gable
34. “Everything I do is to become better, the best ever and I’m not going to stop.” – Dolph Ziggler
35. “Even before I got to WWE, I studied Triple H. He was one of my favorite superstars; his wrestling was ruthless, and I think a lot of his style you can see in me a little bit.” – Sheamus
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Powerful Wrestling Quotes to Keep You Going
36. “Always remember the pain of defeat, and never let it happen again.” – Dan Gable
37. “The only person that is going to tell you that you can’t do things in life are people who have failed.” – Chris Jericho
38. “If your goal isn’t to be on top, then you don’t deserve to be here.” – Big E Langston
39. “It just goes to show, if you remain focused and you have a dream and you have a desire to do something, then no matter what gets in your way, you can never lose hope. It’s possible.” – Rey Mysterio
40. “Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. Give everything you got today for tomorrow may never come.” – Dan Gable
Wrestling Quotes That Are Filled With Wisdom
41. “Wrestling teaches you nothing comes easy. Nothing in life comes easy, so you have to work at it.” – Mike Sullivan
42. “Life is like a wrestling match: a lot of times, things are looking good, and then something happens, and you’re fighting from underneath.” – Matt Hardy
43. “When you’re wrestling with life and, or yourself and getting the beat down, don’t forget to tag God in!” – Sanjo Jendayi
44. “Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.” – Deng Ming-Dao
45. “The sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder of the values and characteristics which are needed to succeed in any walk of life. Much of what I have managed to achieve in life I owe directly to the years I spent in the wrestling room, as an athlete and a coach. Wrestling is a great educational tool.” – Dennis Hastert
Wrestling Quotes for Someone Who Wants to Be a Wrestler
46. “Wrestling is ballet with violence.” – Jesse Ventura
47. “There’s no drama like wrestling.” – Kane
48. “There are no losers in wrestling, only winners and learners.” – Anonymous
49. “Wrestling is one of the last truly rebellious American things left.” – Billy Corgan
50. “Wrestling will be around forever. It’s been around thousands of years. It’s going to be around till the end of time.” – Mark Schultz
51. “Wrestling is overcoming obstacles. Every drop of sweat, every black eye, and every mile run reinforce that the will to train sets winners apart.” – Anonymous
52. “Wrestling is an art form. I don’t worry about those who don’t get it. I worry about satisfying those who do.” – Paul Heyman
53. “Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.” – William Baldwin
54. “In order to become a wrestler, one should have the strength of a weight-lifter, the agility of an acrobat, the endurance of a runner, and the tactical mind of a chess master.” – Alexander Medved
Short Wrestling Quotes for You to Think About
55. “Wrestling is not an action; it is a sport.” – Anushka Sharma
56. “Wrestling is my therapy.” – Anonymous
57. “Wrestling’s a form of expression, and it expresses vastness.” – John Darnielle
58. “Wrestling begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Anonymous
59. “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” – Marcus Aurelius
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Positive Wrestling Quotes to Help You Succeed in Life
60. “If you’re afraid to fail, you’ll never succeed.” – Dan Gable
61. “Determination is the strength needed to succeed.” – Dan Gable
62. “Success isn’t always about greatness, it’s about consistency.” – Dwayne Johnson
63. “What’s the key to success? The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry, and the hardest worker in any room.” – Dwayne Johnson
Wise Wrestling Quotes to Consider From These Female Superstars
64. “Know what is in your heart. But definitely go to school and learn as much as you can, and if wrestling is still what you want, find a good wrestling school and kind of learn as much information about it as you can. If I did it, this tiny thing, anyone can do it.” – AJ Lee
65. “People dream to be in the WWE, but my dream is to be the best in the WWE. They can have the money and fame. My dream is to become known as the greatest wrestler of all time.” – Sasha Banks
66. “I would say wrestling gives you confidence. It gives you strength. It helps you learn discipline, and to know that you have to love the process and respect the process, and if you just keep going, you can accomplish anything.” – Alexa Bliss
67. “I’m not interested in being famous. I’m interested in doing my job and doing it well, and that’s wrestling, and that’s what I love.” – AJ Lee
68. “I’ve always wanted to entertain people, and when I was in school, I was interested in creative writing, but wrestling was always there. When I ran into financial problems, I just figured when life gives you lemons, you have to make lemonade.” – AJ Lee
69. “It’s so important just to be true to yourself and to own your own character and take responsibility for it, and speak up and say, ‘This isn’t right; this isn’t me.’ It’s a great lesson, not just in wrestling but in life. If you’re not feeling something that’s true to your heart―everybody’s gotta be true.” – Becky Lynch
70. “When I was 12, I was living in Iowa, and I emailed so many wrestling schools, and one of them was actually in Boston. I joined it at 18―the New England Pro Wrestling Academy. They were doing a fantasy camp. I was 17 about to turn 18. I told my mom, ‘I’m 18 now. I just signed these papers by myself, and I’m going to do this.’” – Sasha Banks
71. “When I was really little, I wanted to be a wrestler so I could be like the girls I looked up to. My brother then told me, ‘You don’t want to be like your idols; you want to grow up and be better than them.’ To this day, that’s the best piece of advice I’ve ever gotten.” – AJ Lee
72. “Being in this industry isn’t for everyone, that’s for sure. Wrestling consumes your whole life―for me that’s fine, it’s what I want, but for others not so much.” – Tenille Dashwood
Funny Wrestling Quotes
73. “The only things that matter in wrestling are your teeth and your testicles. Anything else, keep wrestling, stop whining.” – Gary Dierks
74. “I bring smiles to people’s faces. I also stand on people’s faces. Balance.” – CM Punk
75. “When the day comes when you don’t believe in yourself, there’s the door. Get the hell out!” – John Cena
76. “If Shakespeare was alive today he would be writing wrestling shows.” – Chris Jericho
77. “You just wrestle in what you’re wearing.” – Christian
78. “Wrestling―what men do during boys basketball season.” – Dan Gable
79. “I happen to be a three-time former WWF champion and a hardcore legend, and I never had my own dressing room.” – Mick Foley
80. “Excuse The Rock for one second, his cell phone is going off. Hello? Hey, it’s nothing. He says he knows you!” – Dwayne Johnson
81. “It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired―you quit when the gorilla is tired.” – Robert Strauss
82. “You’re throwing The Rock out? No wonder WCW went out of business.” – Dwayne Johnson
83. “In wrestling, my mustache made me look more like a villain. A good mustache can give you the look of the devil.” – Jesse Ventura
84. “It’s kind of beating a dead horse if you’re talking about going out and saying wrestling’s fake.” – Owen Hart
85. “I have never seen a wrestling match or prize fight, and I don’t want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.” – Hedy Lamarr
86. “Don’t you ever, and ‘Dwayne Johnson’ means ever, come at ‘Dwayne Johnson’ and ask him a question like that again or else ‘Dwayne Johnson’ will knock your teeth so far down your throat!” – Dwayne Johnson
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Wrestling Quotes to Discover More About the Fighters’ Personalities
87. “Wrestling is my first love.” – Randy Orton
88. “Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!” – John Cena
89. “I am not the biggest, I am not the strongest, but I am damn sure the toughest!” – Daniel Bryan
90. “Know your role and shut your mouth!” – Dwayne Johnson
91. “Can you smell what ‘Dwayne Johnson’ is cooking?” – Dwayne Johnson
92. “When I’m good, I’m good, brother but when I’m bad, I’m better.” – Rowdy Roddy Piper
93. “They say I’m insane; I say thank you very much.” – Rowdy Roddy Piper
94. “Wrestling is something that nothing else can replace for me.” – Daniel Bryan
95. “The weird thing about me is that I’m naturally an introvert, so I don’t talk to people.” – Eli Drake
96. “The best wrestling characters are an extension of your real-life personality, and I’ve always been a bit of an attention seeker.” – Tenille Dashwood
97. “I had to realize that everyone has opinions, and they all have the right to feel a certain way, and you have to respect that.” – Randy Orton
More Wrestling Quotes That Will Pique Your Interest
98. “Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.” – Latvian Proverb
99. “In Mexico, wrestling is part of the cultural fabric. The guys wear masks and they are real-life superheroes.” – Chris Jericho
100. “The most important thing about being in wrestling is that you have to connect with the crowd, connect with the fans, and you either want them to love you, or to hate you. Either way, so long as they’re reacting to what you’re doing.” – Chris Jericho
Do You Enjoy Watching This Entertaining Sport as Well?
Wrestling is a sport that is known for being aggressive and violent. But, wrestling is more than just a combat sport; it can also be a source of wisdom.
With each round, viewers are able to see the dedication and work put into each throw and hold technique. It takes tremendous effort to build the stamina, strength, and physical strength needed to build a strong body that can endure this type of fight. Also, a wrestler’s will and determination to get back up after being knocked down is something we can all admire.
As in life, it is a wrestling match that you must win. No matter how hard you’re thrown, you should never give up until the referee declares the winner. With that, we hope that these wrestling quotes were able to help you see wrestling as more than just a fighting sport but a source of inspiration to persevere in life despite adversity!
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