[Diving coach] Mandy Hixon is the best coach in the country as far as I can tell. I can't say enough for what she does with the divers. |
He's a very tough worker. Mentally, he's tough, despite what he might tell you. He's got a good feel for the water. |
He's an inspiration to the team. He's got the heart of a lion. There's not enough I can say about him, the kids rally around him. |
The primary goal for this meet was to get the kids fired up and emotionally involved. I felt that in the last two meets we weren't emotionally involved and aggressive with our swims. We really took care of that today. I was very pleased with the attitude. |
There was a whole lot of pressure on him [coming in]. We were asking him to do a whole lot more. I don't know where we'd be without him. He's a go-to guy that the team rallies around. |