John Hollman
John Hollman
champion doubt earned expect gold medal repeat state time
The way I look at it, I expect him to repeat as state champion, I'll put it that way because I think he earned the state title. I have no doubt he'll do it again, but this time he'll have the gold medal to show for it.
adversity age bond deal deeper forced kid order people reality share sort walls
We have sort of a deeper bond that you really don't want people to share. Because in order for us to share that bond, we have to share a lot of the same misfortunes, a lot of the same walls of adversity we've had to climb. We've been forced to deal with a little more reality than any kid at that age should have to deal with.
committed dreams dwell focus guys move time
We can't dwell on all of this. We've got to move forward. It's time to focus on those guys that are committed to making their dreams come true.
against face lower shake state teams tournament
We got to see how a lot of things shake out against a lot of the teams that we're going to see and have to face up in the Lower State tournament and state tournament.
best life refuses
He refuses to let life get the best of him. He refuses to be overcome. He's the one who does the overcoming.
coming fully gain knew popularity wrestling
We fully knew coming in that they were going to be a developmental program, but that's the kind of thing we like to see. I want to see wrestling gain popularity all over this area, not just at my school.
both saw stick
The only thing we didn't do was stick to the same way of wrestling. If you were here both nights, you saw the difference.
came playoff ready sharp sure tonight
Tonight was a tune-up to get ready to go for the playoffs. We came out tonight just to make sure we were crisp and sharp as a playoff team.
available avenues door ethic far life opened opportunity perseverance rest work
Unfortunately for Chris, he didn't have many avenues available to him. But fortunately for him, his dedication, and his perseverance and his work ethic have opened up a big door of opportunity for him as far as the rest of his life is concerned.
believe believing nice telling
It's so nice to see them believing in themselves. I've been telling them no one else has to believe in them, just as long as they believe in themselves.
comfort crying head holding lay letting provide shoulder simply situation truest words
There is no comfort words can provide in a situation like that. The truest comfort I could give was simply holding him in my arms, and letting him lay his head on my shoulder and crying with him. That's all I could do.
airport rankings team tough wrestlers
Airport is the team that probably would give us the most trouble. The wrestlers they have in the rankings don't really do them justice. They've got some tough kids.
close coaching good possibly proud shooting wrestle
Collectively, that's what you're shooting for. That's pretty close to as good as we could possibly wrestle as a team. I've been coaching a long time, and this is as proud as I've ever been of a team.