Troy Sunderland Quotations

It was almost like he could do no wrong.

Some matches we need to win are 33 and 57, 65, 87, 97 and heavyweight. Those are some matches that we're capable of winning if we wrestle how we should.

I couldn't be more proud of him. Ever since he began working with team since he was 10 years old, I've seen him progress so much. There is nobody more deserving to be an All-American than him...I am so happy for him.

There's not much you can say on a night like this to make someone feel better.

It's one of those things where there's not a whole lot you can say. You feel like your world's crumbling down. He's going through a lot of emotions right now. It's difficult.

That's why we really felt, if the other two kids could get to nationals, we could surprise some people and as a team do some things. Now, instead of going with 10, we'll have to do it with eight.

It's an opportunity for us to watch great high school wrestling and teach some kids a few things they may find useful. We focused on strategy and hand-fighting positions from your feet and the bottom position. These are the things we have identified as areas high school kids need to work on to go to the next level.

The guys know the importance of this weekend. I talked to them a little bit this morning. We're 0-2 in the Big Ten Conference and that's not what we want. We gotta start things off on the right foot tomorrow night.

Anytime you've beaten a guy before, you're certainly capable of doing it again. The only risk is to overlook him. That can change the outcome of a match. We have to not look past a match because we've beaten someone before.

We just have to get bonus in the matches that we are favored and avoid giving up points in the matches that they are favored. Both matches are going to be close so every point is going to matter.