Individual Champion Quotes    125 lbs. - Joe Dubuque, Indiana    (about what his win means for Indiana) "This is the last stepping stone for us. We made big noise at the Big Tens. We came in here and placed in the top 10 at nationals, and had a national champion. It is about time we got the respect we deserve."    (about riding the entire third period) "That was the game plan. Coach Mena and I did a lot of planning and scouting. He is tough on his feet. I defended well. I knew he wasn't the strongest on the bottom. I knew if I was ahead going into the last periods, I could win."    (about his confidence and excitement on mat) "I  love the spotlight. This is where I become a national champion. I am a champion in my heart. When the fans cheer, I turn it on.     (about coach Mike Mena) When I came to Indiana, Coach (Mike) Mena told me I could be a national champion. I believed it, he believed it and I am. I wrestle him every day. I have my style, but he tweaks things. It makes my wrestling well rounded."    (about his size) "My wrestling is about being faster and quicker. My weight has nothing to do with it. I use what my strength is, my quickness and my speed, and my intelligence on the mat. My mat awareness has grown since I have been here."    133 lbs. - Travis Lee, Cornell    (comparing this title to his title in 2003) "I guess it is a lot different. I came in here seeded No. 1. Then I was an underdog. Bunch and I had a couple of matches and we were 1-1. There was some controversy about who should be the top seed."    (his approach to the match) "I felt a lot more nervous, as this was my last year. Losing last year motivated me a lot. When I lost in the semifinals and had to cut weight, I thought about it."    (about the first takedown) "We had wrestled a bunch of times. We knew each other's styles. It wasn't who was quickest or strongest. It was who wanted it more."    (preparing for Bunch) "I went by what I remembered. We had seen him before. I knew what to expect."    (what the victory means for Cornell) "It is huge for us. When I first got to Cornell, we were like 22nd in the county. To come from 22nd to the Top Five in the nation is an amazing feat." A lot of people take Cornell granted because it is an Ivy League school. Now that we are winning, we bring two things together, academics and athletics. We proved we could be a wrestling power."    (about his future) "I'm going for the masters of engineering program at Cornell. I am going to try out for the World Team, and help coach the athletes here."    (about what style) "Probably freestyle."     (about trying both styles, since his coach thinks he could excel in Greco-Roman) "At that level, you are so focused. You have to take one style and stay with it."    141 lbs. - Teyon Ware, Oklahoma    "He was up 4-0 on me the last match, but our last bout went down to overtime. Our coaches said I can't sit around and I have to move him. He tries to slow me down. My coach says one good takedown is the match. A lot of time it's him who gets it. This time it was me."    "I knew he was coming at me. Most of the time I get hit with a stall call, even though I am not stalling. That is my style, I guess. He is waiting for me to take a lousy shot and then strike. I came out and I struck."    "I told myself, this is it for the next 7-8 months. You can enjoy it this summer. I had one more match - just come out and wrestle. He's the Big XII champion, and I wanted that. I am the national champion. I would rather be the national champion."    "It feels good. I remember what my coach and parents say. You wrestle for the glory of God. It doesn't matter if you win or lose; it's how hard you go. The only pressure I feel is the pressure I put on myself. I just come out to wrestle."    "I was telling my teammates the other day I can't think of the last time I looked at my matches and was satisfied. I am satisfied with it now. Have fun, celebrate and look to next year."    149 lbs. - Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State    (about his beat-up look) - "I don't care how I look. This will heal. That will not heal (losing). I'm tired. My knees hurt. My face hurts. I'm national champion now."    "Riding time is huge. I know he is good on top. Last year I was rode out. I had to put a sparkplug in my butt to get out. So I got out here."    "I was up by two. If I took neutral, I could get hit for stalling. I wanted to get over the fear from last year that I couldn't get out. So I knew if I could get out her, I'd never have that fear again."    "There was a lot of emotion going into this match. It is a relief to get it out of the way. But I loved every second of it out there."    (about going to the Olympics as a training partner) "It helped me get an edge. Our coaching staff is unbelievable. John Smith, two Olympic golds and four World titles, Eric Guerrero, Daniel Cormier, Jamill Kelly, you look at the whole lineup. I also spent a lot of time with Pat Smith this summer. When I had to go to the Olympic Training Center to train with Jamill, that showed me that this is possible. The Worlds and Olympics, it is a possibility. And when I was over there with Jamill, it was awesome. I am sitting in the stands and watching along with World and Olympic champions. It was a great experience and it helped me prepare for this tournament now."    157 lbs. - Ryan Bertin, Michigan    "I'm satisfied. That is the last time I'll wrestle ever. I'm happy I won. I felt I was the best in the country. I couldn't say it then. I can now. I'm done and I won."    "We had a real good team effort. Joe (McFarland) always emphasized on getting to the podium. Being being Oklahoma State is great. Oklahoma State are studs. It is like being first for us. Oklahoma State is hard to compete again."    (comparing to other title) "That was more satisfying. That was a bad year. That was a lot more satisfying. It was more of a roller coaster that year. I was on an even keep this year. I didn't have anything to overcome. I can say it is easier to wrestle when you are healthy."    (about his future) "I am going to get a BBA at the business school. Then might be grad school or law school. I'd like to help coach for a couple of years, but I don't want to make a career of it."    (will he wrestle again) "I am done. I knew that from the beginning of the season."    165 lbs. - Johny Hendricks, Oklahoma State    "I knew it was going to be exactly how it was. I've been in the finals of many things. To me, this surpassed all of them. You prepare for this your whole life. But every time you are out there, you feel like it is the first time."    "Perry is a tough kid. He beat Letters, a lot of other good kids this year. He will do great things. In his freshman year, he is second. How many people are second as a freshman?"    (about the first takedown) "I had to get it to set the pace. I knew if I got that first one, I could set the pace the whole match. Getting the first takedown is important in every match, not just in the finals."    (about Mark Perry, and the fact he is from Stillwater and related to his coaches) - "When I first came here, me and Perry hung around all summer long. Last summer, he came around sometimes. He's a great kid. He showed great character off the mat as well. My coaches want me to win. It is true that he is their nephew. I just look at him as another opponent. Off the mat, he is a great person."    (what helped him win this year) "Placing fifth last year. It wasn't where I wanted to be. You can always do better. When I lost last year, I felt I did not place. 1-4 is a place to me and I did not do that. I used that to push myself this year. God, my family, my coaches and my workout partners all have a piece of this medal."    (about the OSU team success) "We take pride in this. We did something OSU hasn't done in 50 years, going back to back to back. We three-peated. We wanted to blow everybody out. We wanted to get the record. The thing is to prove how good we are by how far we set that scale. We wanted to show everybody that we have the skills, the coaches and the wrestlers to win another one."    17