That was a hard match, just a really good match. Being ranked No. 1 in the state is weighing heavy on Mike right now. His first couple of matches here he was wrestling not to lose. He didn't wrestle as good as he can. But he's got to get used to the pressure; it comes with the territory. |
That was a very intense match. Kevin only weights 190-something so every time he goes out there he's giving up 30, 40 pounds. It's an uphill battle for him every time he steps out there. He wrestled as hard as he could. He just came up a little short. |
That's my lucky number. My favorite NASCAR driver is number 6 (Mark Martin). When I saw we had six in the finals I thought we could get six champs. |
They did what we expected them to do. We told them not to pay any attention to the team race, to just go out and wrestle for themselves. If they do that then the team points and the team title will go with it. This is the second season and they were looking forward to wrestling for themselves. They're feeling confident; they have a goal and if they wrestle mistake-free, we should win it. |
They went back to the hotel, got a bite to eat and were supposed to relax. They came back with funny-colored hair. I don't know what you'd call that color, strawberry blond, I guess. But that's all right. If they're wrestling well, let them have fun. |
We knew that match would be close. I was happy to see Spike open up. We told him if he did that he would get a couple of good shots and all it takes is one. |
We knew what to expect from those guys. We just wanted to keep our heads in the match and keep plugging away, not letting their styles rattle us. It shows Grant and Quentin are true champions, when the other guys doesn't come at them like they want him to and they stay within the match. |
We placed five and I was expecting seven. I wanted seven. We didn't reach our goal of placing in the top three. |