Wrestlers Quotes

Franklin Heights, I think they are a little banged up right now and have a few holes in their lineup, but they do have a couple of good wrestlers. They have a good 130-pounder and a 140-pounder that we have to watch out for.

Not being a flashy guy, not being a guy with the blond hair, not being a guy with the great body, my deal was always execute, execute, execute. Fundamentals. Be good at what you do, be a damn good wrestler, which is what I tried to be. Bret Hart, same philosophy. The thing about Bret Hart, that excellence of execution was 100% correct. He was a guy that bell to bell - it took a little longer to get used to Bret Hart because, if he did it, it made sense. Straight line, A to B, there was no dart around A to C, no dart around E to F. Bret Hart was one of the greatest technical wrestlers that this business has ever known, everything made sense, and to be honest with you, the first challenge Tully and I had, him and Neidhart, the first real, real big match that we ever had, I think it was Summersalm in `88. And when it was all said and done, it was just an honor to be in the ring with him, he was just that good.

I think that between the egos of the actors and the wrestlers in this country we are taking away from the truly dedicated and informed people who should be getting their voice heard.

It`s taboo for me to date wrestlers

I am so very proud of all my wrestlers. They performed like warriors.

A lot of good wrestlers have come through Carmel. It just feels good to be a part of that club and actually go above them. It`s a good feeling.

I expected to get kids through (to state), but I didn`t expect this many. To get five kids through is unbelievable. We have 12 wrestlers on the whole team, and five made it.

Usually the wrestlers that place in the top four in the Blue Devil are the ones that are there or close in the state championship. It gives guys a good idea of what they will be up against come tournament time.

We`ll have around 150 to 200 wrestlers in the tournament from the southeast and northeast parts of the state. We`re having mats brought in from Burlington and Chanute to be used along with the mat Iola High School has.

I think the sign of a successful program is when your former wrestlers come back to coach, so we`re very lucky to have all of them with us. Wrestling was never a really big sport on campus, and there were times when we were in a drought.

He`s always been good, but now he`s turned into one of the elite wrestlers in the country. His work ethic and intensity have changed. He`s much more intense. He has a lot of emotion and he does what he needs to do to compete at a high level.