Quotes from Jim Gruenwald and Garrett Lowney and Olympic coaches after Greco-Roman weighins at their

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
08/24/2004


60 kg/132 lbs. - Jim Gruenwald, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)    "Up to this point, I've been working on getting past the first obstacle, getting my weight down. I don't find out my draw until the next day. I relax, get a good night's sleep, then I deal with it in the morning. I am excited. I am more excited about getting to the Village and getting some food. I have done what I can. I did things smarter than I did in Sydney. And I didn't have a root canal 10 days before like I did in Sydney. I am going to go out and do my best and try to represent my country well, like I always do. I would love to get a medal this time. I will do my absolute best out there. Hopefully it is good enough to win."    96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Garrett Lowney, Freedom, Wis. (Minnesota Storm)    "It doesn't matter who I get. I am expecting the toughest road. I did in Sydney and I expect the toughest road here. It doesn't matter. I have to beat everyone anyway. I feel great going in."    Olympic Coach Steve Fraser    "Jim has been right there the last few years. He deserves a medal. He has the skills and conditioning to do it. It is a tough weight class. He has to bring his A game. Garrett proved in Poland that he is ready when he lost a close one to last year's World champion."    "It's the Olympic Games. It is a game of inches in a lot of cases. There are a lot little minute things that make you win or lose a match. I am optimistic for both of them. They have a great potential to win."    Olympic Coach Dan Chandler    "They both had great training camps, both at Colorado Springs and at the American College of Greece. I feel they are both well prepared and ready to go. Now it's up to who they have to wrestle now."