Quotes by John Hollman

“We got to see how a lot of things shake out against a lot of the teams that were going to see and have to face up in the Lower State tournament and state tournament.”

“We fully knew coming in that they were going to be a developmental program, but thats the kind of thing we like to see. I want to see wrestling gain popularity all over this area, not just at my school.”

“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.”

“Collectively, thats what youre shooting for. Thats pretty close to as good as we could possibly wrestle as a team. Ive been coaching a long time, and this is as proud as Ive ever been of a team.”

“Its so nice to see them believing in themselves. Ive been telling them no one else has to believe in them, just as long as they believe in themselves.”

“Airport is the team that probably would give us the most trouble. The wrestlers they have in the rankings dont really do them justice. Theyve got some tough kids.”

“The only thing we didnt do was stick to the same way of wrestling. If you were here both nights, you saw the difference.”

“We cant dwell on all of this. Weve got to move forward. Its time to focus on those guys that are committed to making their dreams come true.”

“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. Thats all I could do.”

“We have sort of a deeper bond that you really dont 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 weve had to climb. Weve been forced to deal with a little more reality than any kid at that age should have to deal with.”