Chopper Mello Quotations

I think it's going to be a tight match. If we wrestle to our potential, I think we can win eight or nine matches and obviously we'd win. Even if we split seven-seven, if we do our job, we can win.

We obviously didn't get it done. Turlock wrestled with heart and intensity, and we just didn't get it done.

We don't need any extra motivation for this one. It doesn't matter what the records are or what's on the line. It was nice to have two full lineups, and it was an exciting atmosphere.

We've been calling it Super Tuesday. I spent an hour (Monday) just talking to our kids. I just wanted to get a gauge for where they're at heading into the match.

Adam wrestles with a lot of heart. When you're wrestling guys that are 30 or 40 pounds heavier than you, you have to wrestle with heart.

You really have to take it one match at a time, you can't get all caught up in the bracket.

I applaud our guys' effort because we've been working hard for this match. Los Banos sharpens us. I couldn't be happier with the way we performed tonight.

I feel bad for the kids. There has got to be some kind of leeway. Who are we here for? We've got to be here for the kids. It could have happened to anyone of us. They weren't out trying to cut weight. This was just a miscommunication. We've got to be able to fix it.