Top 55 Jordan Burroughs Quotes

I have a lot of confidence because of my success.

That’s my job: work hard, win, and inspire.

I wanted to be amongst the greats. I wanted to be a Simone Biles, a Michael Phelps, an Ashton Eaton. I wanted to be those guys.

I think that Ben Askren, when he competed as a wrestler, he was an amazing athlete.

If you look at my iPod, I’ve got so much different music. I think that it kind of describes me as a person, just being a chameleon to whatever particular environment that I’m in.

My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal.

I want to be the guy who our sport looks up to, and win multiple championships.

I enjoy wrestling. I enjoy the sport. I get to go against the world’s best athletes.

I’ve won every single event there is to win as a wrestler, and I still continue to come back every single year. The hard part for me is, ‘OK, how long can you do this?’

I think my mental toughness, athleticism, and my physical prowess, I’d be successful if I decided to fight, no matter what.

Once you’ve reached the highest level, you always want to get back there. It’s like, once you drive a Ferrari, you’re not satisfied driving a Honda anymore.

A lot of kids can’t identify with the things I’ve done and where I’m from and who I am as an individual. That’s why I’ve tried to be a person and live my life in a way that can be identified by all cultures.

I’ve got the ability to control my destiny, and I take pride in that.

There’s no excuse for losing for me.

I missed a lot of important milestones in my children’s lives to pursue this sport.

I love kids – they’re so carefree and always put a smile on my face.

I think I’m a crossover athlete to get the sport into the mainstream media.

I’ve always thought about it. I’ve considered it when I was young. I was like, ‘Listen, I’m going to fight. I want to be a star. I’m going to fight.’

Believe it or not, my goal was always to play in the NFL.

It’s easy to be selfish and focus on what you have to do and what you need to do to accomplish your goals and be like, ‘I’ll give back later,’ but there’s no better time than now.

It’s become a lot bigger than just winning championships. It’s about inspiring hopefully millions at some point in my career.

I want to make sure that everyone benefits from my success, not just me.

I am who I am and who I try to be – someone who loves wrestling and loves people.

When I was growing up, I was a big Ultimate Warrior fan; I liked Macho Man Randy Savage and a lot of other bad dudes.

I think Americans, as a nation and culture, once something is recognized for a week or two, people kind of forget about.

It’s been a lot of responsibility to be an ambassador for U.S. wrestling and the sport. It’s a tough journey. There’s a lot of obligations but also a lot of opportunity.

The worst thing for me would be going back to where I was – relative obscurity.

There’s just a spirit about you that it’s such a beautiful art form in which you can implement strategy in order to subdue another individual. And I really feel like that’s in wrestling and UFC; we’re kind of – we collaborate in that way.

A lot of guys get out of wrestling immediately after winning a gold medal. Every time another Olympics comes around, it’s always a bunch of fresh faces. For me, to win an Olympic gold and have a chance to win another would be huge for our sport.

Donald Trump and I have very different views on Iranians. I am confident that if he ever visited the country, he’d learn a lot about the people and come back to the States with a newfound appreciation for the Persians.

There’s a pride in representing your country on a stage like the sport of wrestling, which I’ve done since I was five years old. There’s nothing that can deter me other than my own decision to leave the sport.

I’d definitely like to give back. I know a lot of kids watch college wrestling, and a lot of kids watch me, want to meet me and introduce themselves.

For Americans, of course, it’s football, basketball, and baseball. We live for it. In many ways, it sums up who we are. In Iran, it’s all about wrestling. The patriotism toward their country comes out in the way they wrestle, so it makes sense why they’re the best.

I like movies with superheroes – one of my favorite movies of all time was ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.’

I have high expectations for myself – as an athlete, as a man, as an individual – and wrestling has helped me build a lot of character knowing that I have to remain humble but also fight complacency.

I think a lot of guys get out of wrestling for financial incentive to go to the UFC, but I’m doing well.

We have a lot of wrestling fans out there just looking for a star to cheer for.

I didn’t see my son walk for the first time. I’ve left my wife at home with two kids for long periods of time to go to training camps, to foreign countries.

Every year I win, everything I do, it cements my legacy.

It’s never too late to be great.

Every single time I get on the mat, every tournament, I get to see what I’m made of, how tough I am, where my desire is, and how hard I’ve worked.

You know what’s cooler than being the richest guy in the room? Being the toughest guy in the room.

So many kids dream about playing in the NFL. But I was 130 pounds in ninth grade. I looked around and didn’t see any 130-pound wide receivers in the pros.

Nebraska and Indiana were really the only Division One schools that expressed any interest in me.

Everybody makes money; not everybody makes history.

Every person I wrestle, it’s the biggest match of their career. They’re Buster Douglas. But what’s the honor in being Mike Tyson and beating Buster Douglas? I win and move on. They win, and it’s a game-changer for the rest of their lives.

I think the ultimate sign of an icon or legend in any sport is the ability to elevate their teammates.

Within the realm of wrestling, it’s been the same every year – just continually trying to improve and evolve as a wrestler, putting myself in a position to not maintain but maximize my potential.

Anything less than gold is a failure to me. It’s extreme pressure, but I hold myself to a high standard.

I listen to a lot of TED talks and motivational speakers.

I definitely want to fight after I’m done wrestling.

If you come from Jersey, you’re tough. You’ve been through the grind.

The difference between the greats and the legends is their ability to focus for longer periods of time.

All I had was wrestling. If I’m not good at the only thing I have in life, I’ve got to get better at it.

You watch Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight, Floyd can just throw a few punches, or he can do a lot of defense; he can slip a few punches, let Conor get a few shots in. You can’t really do that in wrestling without getting scored on or putting yourself at risk.