Ben Askren

A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.

Squash - definitely a rich's person sport, and it's only played in a handful of countries.

One of the big things is I try not to worry about things I can't control.

I'm more of a purist competitor, and I enjoy the fighting aspect of it, but people enjoy my personality, and they enjoy that I tell the truth.

I don't like Jay Hieron very much. He just bothers me, the way he talks, and he thinks very highly of himself.

Obviously, in a sport like golf, we see Tiger Woods fall off. There's not really too much damage he can take from that, although when you watch him and he sucks, and you're like, 'God, you used to be so good but you suck now,' it's disconcerting as a fan.

If you think about who retires during their prime, the number of athletes who do that is very small.

I have a great relationship with the whole Missouri athletic department. I made friends with everyone from the administrators to the janitors and everyone in between.

I love running my business, and I love wrestling. I love helping kids.

I'm not really a soccer fan. I understand they have skill and all that running up and down the pitch and what not.

If I want a kid to be good at a front headlock - which, if you're gonna wrestle at a high level, you need a good front headlock - I'm gonna put him in there 50 times in that practice.

One of my favorite topics to read about my whole life has just been famous athletes, and a lot of those have been combat athletes.