Getting the seven wins was a great start to the day. We were in second place after the first session, but unfortunately the tournament doesn't end until (today). |
Going into the state tournament, we're ranked fifth or so. Every guy's going to need to win a match, and more than a few need to be pretty high on that podium so that we can reach our team goals. |
He got the points and the lead and we were yelling at him to just hold on for the win. But then he got the pin and those points are huge. |
He is just such a hard worker that he finds a way to succeed at whatever he does. It's great having a kid like him in the room because the other kids see what he does outside of wrestling and it shows just how far you can go if you put the work in. |
He was always energetic in practice. You never saw him down. He's a real loyal man. |
He was bleeding from inside the eye but we don't know how bad the damage is. |
He's very professional. He's very cordial during the game. |
I came back wanting to listen to my elders and talk to others about all that happened in my life. |
I felt good out there. My change-up was working well, and I was able to throw strikes and put the ball in play. |
I knew we were pretty athletic, but I thought we would either take our lumps or surprise people. We've done both. |
I know we wrapped up the No. 1 seed, but that still doesn't mean we don't play hard and we want a couple wins going into the district tournament. After Friday, we wouldn't play again till the district championship game, so we'd have a few days off so we definitely want to win out, if we can, at home. I mean, they're going to be two tough games back-to-back. |
I love to see Tony doing so well at Leeds because, when I was coaching in England, and particularly during my time at Hull, they were always the team everyone hated, ... The perception was of Leeds being the millionaire club who never quite did it. |
I never would have expected this to turn out like it has. We've exceeded expectations, for sure. I just want to enjoy it, because this doesn't come around all the time. |
I think all of us emerged with great composure, dignity and courage. There was no sign of panic amongst any of us whatsoever. That was phenomenal. |
I think any way you look at that, for them to lose a player of that quality in their team from that position in their team should have been a huge advantage for us. |