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Jordan Burroughs
Jordan Burroughs
American Athlete
Born: Jul 8, 1988
Every Fight Me Think Time You
Related authors: Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson LeBron James Michael Jordan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Tom Brady Yogi Berra
It's never too late to be great. Jordan Burroughs
Great Too Late Never Too Late Too Late Never
I'm getting older. That's realistic. I can't reverse time. I can slow it down a little bit. Jordan Burroughs
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I listen to a lot of TED talks and motivational speakers. Jordan Burroughs
Motivational Talks Lot Listen Speakers Ted
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. Jordan Burroughs
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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. Jordan Burroughs
Time Made Tough Single Every Every Single Time See Tournament Mat How Am Single Time Get Where Worked Hard Desire
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. Jordan Burroughs
Those Guys Greats Michael Wanted Amongst
I love kids - they're so carefree and always put a smile on my face. Jordan Burroughs
Love Smile Face Kids Put Always Carefree
As wrestlers, we're not trying to hurt or damage physically our opponent. All we're trying to do is score points and get our hands raised, so I think that's where we differ from the UFC, but I think that also the way in which we could address each other could be cool from a competitive spirit. Jordan Burroughs
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I've got the ability to control my destiny, and I take pride in that. Jordan Burroughs
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I think Americans, as a nation and culture, once something is recognized for a week or two, people kind of forget about. Jordan Burroughs
Culture People Nation Think Once Recognized Kind About Something Week Forget American Two Two People
I missed a lot of important milestones in my children's lives to pursue this sport. Jordan Burroughs
Important Pursue Missed Sport Lot Children Milestones Lives
There was a time period where I was obsessed with the rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics in the 1980s. Jordan Burroughs
Time Rivalry Obsessed Between Period Time Period Where Lakers
Discipline, focus, endurance is what it takes to be the greatest at this sport. Jordan Burroughs
Discipline Focus Takes Sport Greatest Endurance
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. Jordan Burroughs
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I've become close with Masoud Esmaeilpour and consider him a friend. We send each other messages from time to time on Instagram, checking in to see how the other is doing. Whenever I see him, he's always a gentleman, giving me tips about my next opponent. There is a tremendous amount of respect in our friendship. Jordan Burroughs
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If I do consider fighting, it won't be until after the Olympic games in 2020, and then from there I'll reevaluate, see if it's something that would be a realistic option for me. Jordan Burroughs
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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.' Jordan Burroughs
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It's one of those things: we've got guys that are very offensive and can take down anyone, and we've got guys that don't shoot at all but are very hard to take down. It's one of those things. You've got to decide what you're good at. Jordan Burroughs
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Anything less than gold is a failure to me. It's extreme pressure, but I hold myself to a high standard. Jordan Burroughs
Myself Me Failure Pressure Extreme High High Standard Than Gold Hold Anything Standard Less
It's become a lot bigger than just winning championships. It's about inspiring hopefully millions at some point in my career. Jordan Burroughs
Become Hopefully Some About Winning Point Inspiring Lot Than Just Bigger Millions Career Championships
That's my job: work hard, win, and inspire. Jordan Burroughs
Work Work Hard Win Inspire Job Hard
I've had matches that were close. Jordan Burroughs
Had Matches Were Close
We have a lot of wrestling fans out there just looking for a star to cheer for. Jordan Burroughs
Fans Looking Out Wrestling Cheer Lot Just Just Looking Star
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. Jordan Burroughs
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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. Jordan Burroughs
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I've seen 'Cars' and 'Cars 2' about 1,500 times a piece. Jordan Burroughs
Car Seen About Piece Times
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