What Would You Ask Dan Gable (Shane Sparks Interview) Help me out :)

[SSparks]

This Friday I will be doing a short interview with Dan Gable at the Badger Steak Fry.  I always have a pretty good idea about questions, but curious as to what others might ask.  What would you ask Dan Gable?  Hope to see you this weekend in Madison.  Badger's Steak Fry along with the World Team Trials makes for a pretty special weekend for Wisconsin wrestling and its fans.  Shane

[TomM]

 
My first question from Shane to Dan..
"Want to go 6?"
Second question from Shane to Dan..
"Can I have your autograph for my friend Tom?"

Question from me, if I had to ask Dan one question...
"My friend Shane always says he could take you down... is he right?"

[npope]

We all know that ability and determination are key components to becoming an outstanding wrestler. I would be curious as to which attribute he thinks is more important and by what margin. For example, can a person of average athletic talent, but with great determination and desire, reach the pinnacles of success in our sport?

[CLC FAN]

npope - great question.

Shane: "What current wrestler do you wish you could have faced in your career - Burroughs?  Dake?  Taylor?  Tsargush?  Metcalf?  Other?"

I don't quite know how to word this but I'm looking less for an answer based on weight class and more based on style/skill/mentality etc.

[bigoil]

Does he remember some of the :45 minute matches with Randy Lewis, beating him to a pulp when Gable was close to 40 and could he describe the intensity of the matches.

[leg turk]

I would ask, " Does it ever get old kicking Wisconsin's tail every year? "

[Dale]

I would simply ask "What makes wrestling the greatest sport in the world".   I suspect the answer would drive the rest of the interview.

[LKing]

I'd like to hear his take on youth wrestling and his overall opinion of youth sports and how it helps-hurts their future.  His view on what age-when he feels is a good time to begin wrestling competitively.

[imnofish]

I'd like to hear his take on youth wrestling and his overall opinion of youth sports and how it helps-hurts their future.  His view on what age-when he feels is a good time to begin wrestling competitively.

Great question! 

[thequad]

What do you think should be done to increase interest and keep interest in our sport?

[dad 2 5]

What did you look for in a recruit?

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

What were your thoughts right after accomplishing your goal of winning Olympic Gold in 1972?

What did you enjoy the most from being the Head Coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes?

[Troy Grindle]

As a coach at any level that you coached who was the most athletic wrestler, the most technically superior wrestler, the hardest worker, the biggest bad inappropriate term2 as in the guy who would have rather punched you in the face than wrestle you.