Joshua Katcher Quotations

When it comes down to a meet like this and you put two equally talented kids out there, it comes down to which one wants it more. Obviously, our little guys wanted to move on.

We want it to be a team effort from top to bottom, and we want to give the fans a good show. I think everyone will tell you that the traditional (tournament) title is more special because that's where the sport started, but this is special because we've been so inconsistent with injuries, and different line-ups and we have been able to go undefeated so far, even with all those things to overcome.

We won't have any motivational problems. This is the fun part, you focus in and move forward and try to accomplish individual goals.

For us to win I think we are going to have to have 180 points. I think we can have five guys in the finals again, but I'm not sure which five. We could get as many as seven or eight, which shouldn't be unusual for a team that could win the conference dual title.

We can get 10 (through to districts), but that doesn't leave much room for error.

It has been a great team effort to come back and win without some of our great wrestlers. Some have stepped up and filled the void, and it has come from different places.

I think we are in a great position to pull an upset.

I think we are deep enough to win.

I think these guys will get it done. There would have still been meaning if we won (the conference tournament), but not as deep as it is now. I don't think I'll have any problem motivating these guys.

Peaking is all about your mental state and how fresh mentally you are. I think last week we wrestled more energized because mentally we were better.

We have to overcome some things to beat a great Oskaloosa team.

We beat MFL statistically everywhere, but on the scoreboard. I think it will be a great growing point as we move forward.

We're doing nothing different than we have done in the past weeks. We've talked about what it takes to win. We're going to use our God-given talents and prepare mentally, and we're just going to go out and have fun.

We are coming close to defining ourselves. I feel good about the direction we are heading. We are learning and progressing, and our attitude is good.

Wrestling is one of those things that you'll always feel like you've failed because it's always so individualized. Unless you get everyone through that you want, you are going to be disappointed. This was the toughest sectional in the state.

At the beginning of the season I was anxious about the direction we were going. I usually have a firm grasp on where we were going.

After last week, I think our mentality is where it was last year at this time, and even better. We are going to go in and get after it.

That's more what we should be about than winning or losing.

I told him to give me everything he's got left, and just go out and win that last match. There were a lot of moments he could have just quit, but he kept at it. I thought that showed a lot of character.

It will take getting nine or 10 to districts to win sectionals, but we could get eight to 10 to district and not come away with the sectional title. Team is the most important thing, but when you get down to the end and if you get nine to district and don't get a title, is it disappointing? It's kind of a double-edged sword.

I don't think the state did a good job locating the meet. For 1,000 more people, it isn't a big deal for teams to drive 20 or 25 more miles to Hampton. I guarantee you could call them and they would say they would drive it every day of the week if it meant a bigger gym.

The guys believe in the program, and that's the reason why we could put another banner in the wrestling room. But I told the team that we haven't taken that next step. We need to take that next step. We need to fine tune little things. We need to take guys and instill a little more confidence.

The conference tournament is a toss-up. Whoever wrestles well that day will win.