33 ordspråk av Jim Zalesky
Jim Zalesky
Anybody who's in a backup situation has always got to be prepared to step in.
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Being home is always good. We haven't been home in awhile. We've had a lot of competition in the last few weeks with the National Duals and then the conference season, and it will be nice to be back home in front of our fans.
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Depending on what he does, we'll go from there.
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Every time we've gone up there, it's always been a good environment.
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He was thinking too much and not wrestling. For Paul to be successful, he needs to force his style on the guy and come out aggressive. He knows that. It's a very deep class, but Paul could surprise some people.
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He was trying to pull to get out of position and he had his leg locked out straight. Konrad dropped down and shot like a low single. All of the weight came on the knee. It was one of those things where the ankle got caught in the mat and there was nothing you could do.
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I'm not sure when he's going to be in the lineup. We've got to have everybody for the Big Tens, that's where we've really got to be ready.
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If the pace isn't going your way, you've got to change the pace of the match and make it your match. What's been happening sometimes when it's been a tough match is one's not doing the offense. To me, you've got to do the offense to win.
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Illinois has a good team. For us to win, we have got to win those matches.
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It doesn't matter if it's fair, that's just the reality of it.
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It's one of those things where we don't want to push it right now. He really can't do a lot without getting hurt.
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Mark is healthy and ready to go. You can just tell from looking at him how much he wants to win the Big Tens. We think he should. He was close to doing it last year, and I think that's motivation for him this season.
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Michael has prepared as the starter, so we're fine in that regard. We expect the same from him that we do from everyone.
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One thing I see he has more this year more than anything is confidence. He's gotten some big wins and that gives you confidence.
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Oregon State has a great tradition. You've got the backing of the administration, which is key. You've also got good Oregon high school wrestling, there's a good base there.
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