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Jordan Burroughs
American
Athlete
Born:
Jul 8
,
1988
Every
Fight
Me
Think
Time
You
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Dorm-room life was a tough transition. You're young, and you realize how much you miss the comfort of home.
Jordan Burroughs
Life
Home
You
Tough
Young
Miss
Comfort
How
How Much
Transition
Realize
Much
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?'
Jordan Burroughs
Me
You
Win
Long
Single
Year
Every
Back
OK
Wrestler
Part
Come
How
Still
Continue
Won
Hard
Hard Part
Event
Everybody makes money; not everybody makes history.
Jordan Burroughs
History
Money
Everybody
Makes
It's harder to be a dad than an Olympic champion.
Jordan Burroughs
Champion
Than
Dad
Harder
Olympic
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.
Jordan Burroughs
Myself
Year
Every
Evolve
Wrestler
Wrestling
Potential
Putting
Maintain
Within
Continually
Been
Improve
Trying
Same
Maximize
Just
Realm
Position
I enjoy wrestling. I enjoy the sport. I get to go against the world's best athletes.
Jordan Burroughs
Best
World
Enjoy
Athletes
Wrestling
Sport
Go
Get
Against
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.
Jordan Burroughs
Time
You
Selfish
Better
Goals
Focus
Back
Later
Easy
Give
Better Time
Like
Accomplish
Than
Your
Now
Need
I wouldn't go to pro wrestling. It's not really my thing. I'm a fan, but I think every sport could take some notes from the WWE - how they've progressed and stayed relevant for such a long period of time.
Jordan Burroughs
Time
Long
Every
Think
Relevant
Stayed
Some
Wrestling
Could
Long Period
Take
Period
Sport
WWE
How
Go
Pro
Fan
Notes
Really
Thing
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.
Jordan Burroughs
Savage
Man
Big
Warrior
Other
Randy
Macho
Bad
Liked
Dudes
Ultimate
Lot
Up
Fan
Growing
Growing Up
People need to feel like their heroes are human, not on the mat but in the world. The more people can see that, the more they can understand that they're capable of doing great things as well.
Jordan Burroughs
Great
People
World
Great Things
Heroes
See
More
More People
Feel
Like
Well
Mat
Understand
Doing
Human
Capable
Things
Need
I think a lot of guys get out of wrestling for financial incentive to go to the UFC, but I'm doing well.
Jordan Burroughs
Financial
Think
Out
Guys
Wrestling
Well
Doing
Go
Lot
Get
Incentive
I'm not a big guy that watches technique from my opponents. I try to do what I do best and hope that my stuff is better than their best stuff.
Jordan Burroughs
Hope
Best
Better
Try
Big
Guy
Stuff
Opponents
Big Guy
Than
Technique
Watches
Believe it or not, my goal was always to play in the NFL.
Jordan Burroughs
Believe
Always
Goal
Play
I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.
Jordan Burroughs
Man
Young
Every
Think
Athlete
Goal
Whether
Professional
Professional Athlete
NBA
I was an All-American at three different weight classes in college. Started off at 149, then 157, and then finished up my senior year at 165.
Jordan Burroughs
College
Three
Finished
Year
All-American
Classes
Weight
Off
Up
Senior
Senior Year
Different
Then
Started
I don't describe myself as a nationalist, but I do love my country.
Jordan Burroughs
Love
Myself
Country
Nationalist
Describe
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.
Jordan Burroughs
Appreciation
People
Country
Back
States
Visited
About
He
Come
Learn
Am
Iranians
Trump
Lot
Very
Donald
Donald Trump
Confident
Different
Views
Ever
I've dreamed on numerous occasions that I've lost the biggest event in my life, and there was absolutely nothing that I could do about it.
Jordan Burroughs
Life
My Life
Lost
Nothing
Numerous
Dreamed
About
Could
Absolutely
Absolutely Nothing
Occasions
Biggest
Event
High school wrestling is awesome.
Jordan Burroughs
School
Awesome
High
High School
Wrestling
I take a lot of pride in beating guys like Kyle Dake or David Taylor or these guys who have been basically bred to do this from Day 1. The best camps, the best high schools, the best universities. I never had that. It's not necessary, but I never had any of the frills a lot of those guys had.
Jordan Burroughs
Best
Day
Pride
Those
High
High Schools
Guys
David
Beating
Take
Never
Had
Like
Schools
Been
Lot
Camps
Any
Bred
Taylor
Who
Necessary
Basically
Universities
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.
Jordan Burroughs
Life
My Life
Live
Way
Kids
Tried
Individual
Identified
Identify
Am
Lot
Cultures
Person
Done
Where
Who
Why
Things
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