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Dan Gable: Driven
At a press conference prior to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, the Soviet Union’s wrestling coach made a simple declaration: “We will find someone to beat Dan Gable.” The pre-Olympics publicity assured that Gable, a 23-year-old from Waterloo, Iowa, wasn’t going to sneak up on anybody. The kid who had been undefeated in high school and 182-1 in college was a marked man. However, when the anguish and sweat were over and the medals were passed out, only one man was standing atop the podium, and that was Dan Gable. What was most impressive was the dominating ...(100 of 373 words)