Rulon Gardner Quotes
The first time I ever beat my brother was the end of my junior year. At the end of the match, he tried to throw me, and I took him to his back and pinned him. Instead of simply losing, he bit me in the chest.
Topics
Defeat
Aggression
Brotherly Love
Submission
Trauma
Victory
Wrestling
First Time
Junior Year
Competitive Behavior
Emotional Response
Family Conflict
Painful Experience
Painful Memory
Physical Aggression
Physical Altercation
Physical Violence
Sibling Rivalry
Unfair Tactics
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Citations
Gardner, Rulon, and Bob Schaller. Never Stop Pushing: My Life from a Wyoming Farm to the Olympic Medals. Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005.
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Rulon Ellis Gardner is an American retired Greco-Roman Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won the gold medal in 2000, defeating Russia's Aleksandr Karelin in the final. Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition. Gardner won a bronze medal at the 2004 Games.