Editing Dan Gable (section)

==Early life==
Gable was born and grew up in [[Waterloo, Iowa]]. When he was 15 years old, a teenager from his neighborhood murdered Gable's 19-year-old sister. Although Gable called his sister's death his "biggest loss",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/04/22/dan-gable-national-crime-victims-rights-week/26215291/ |title=Dan Gable among speakers discussing victims' rights}}</ref> he did not allow the tragedy to affect his focus on wrestling. Instead, he thought of it as a reason to train with even more determination:
{{Blockquote |The more you can settle into focusing on what you have and what you would like to do and where you want to go—a positive point of view—the quicker things turn around and positive things start to happen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/evansdale_search/himself-the-victim-of-a-violent-tragedy-gable-says-loss/article_88ef6af9-73c2-5277-90e4-fb11142dbd0b.html |title=Himself the victim of a violent tragedy, Gable says loss can result in some good |first=JON |last=ERICSON|date=December 9, 2012 }}</ref>}}

He attended high school at [[West High School (Waterloo, Iowa)|West High School]] in Waterloo.<ref>{{citation|title = West High officially opens its athletic addition in grand style|publisher = Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|author = Andrew Wind|date = 31 October 2007|access-date = 2011-08-10|url = http://wcfcourier.com/news/top_story/west-high-officially-opens-its-athletic-addition-in-grand-style/article_7ae92eca-9c8a-5d87-b7fb-343512e87f3c.html}}</ref> During high school he was a three-time [[Iowa]] state champion with a 64–0 record.<ref>[https://www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com/inductee/dan-gable Dan Gable - Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame]. Retrieved June 17, 2023.</ref>