Quotes by Nathan Vader

“Our main goal is to be league champions and then win sections. I think were always in contention for a league title. This year, I feel we definitely have a good chance.”

“I let him know exactly how it was. I told him it was all on his shoulders and he was going to have to be the one to step up and win the match for the team. He had the whole weight of the world on his shoulders, but he understood what he had to do and he executed.”

“At most matches or tournaments, youre always proud of a lot of the boys, but theres also one or two disappointments. But in this match, there were zero disappointments. Every kid gave all they had. Its one of my proudest moments, seeing the team come together like that.”

“Hes a great kid. He shows up to every practice. He never misses anything.”

“Everything weve worked on all year is coming together right now. Every kid is just so confident and they truly believe that they can all be champions. Everyone feeds off each other. No one wants to go out and give half a performance. Every kid wants to be a star.”

“Hes been the same size and ability for awhile now, but he finally believes in himself. Hes starting to get the success he deserves.”

“From that moment on, he knew he could be the best.”

“He definitely has state potential. Technically, hes very sound. Hes excellent at takedowns as well as with his pin combinations. Hes really lethal when he gets on top.”

“With such a young team, that really wasnt even a goal of ours at the beginning of the season, but at this point, I think were definitely in contention to win another subsection title. Were peaking at the right time.”

“Its going to be a good time. This team works so well together. Its going to be a little sad to see some of the boys drop out and not move on, but I think all the kids are really optimistic about the outcome this weekend.”