"I don't know that there was a happier or more grateful 33-year-old man on earth. I don't care about these guys who are making a million by the time they're 25. That's not what I wanted to do. My goal was to win the state championship and do it the right way: with hard work and humble men who learn the great gifts of wrestling, and love from people who are not their relatives and who understand what it means to give yourself over wholly to someone or something." - Mike Powell
At the time, Powell was struggling with a rare disease that left this once powerful man unable to walk his dog.
Loss is a relative thing. It's truly about how you play the game.
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