CHRIS BONO  2002-03 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 66 kg/145.5 lbs.  Years on Team USA: 6 (1998-2004)  Residence: Gilbert, Iowa  Club: Sunkist Kids  College: Iowa State Univ.  High School: Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School)  Born: February 13, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pa.  Height: 5-3    1. Obviously with Lincoln McIlravy making his comeback, nobody gave you much of a chance to win U.S. Nationals. Was that more of a motivational factor for you going into this tournament?  Bono: My motivation is to be the best in the World and to get Chris Bono to that level. I do use a lot of things to motivate me on daily basis.    2. You beat Bill Zadick in the finals on the clinch, with a caution and two. Were you fine with the way that match ended?  Bono: At this a level, a win is a win. I will do whatever it takes to win. I just have to keep improving and score points. That has been my goal in practice: to score as many points as I can.    3. Was Bill Zadick a wrestler you didn't expect to see in the finals? Were you more excited about another chance against McIlravy?  Bono: I did not care who I wrestled. Whhomever was in the finals deserved to be there and was going to be a tough opponent. I think too many people are making a big deal out of Lincoln and myself. If that match happens, it happens. I still have to win no matter who is in front of me.    4. You went into the clinch against both Tony Davis and Zadick. It is not a position that many freestyle wrestlers on the Senior level are familiar with still. Is this something that needs major work during the training camps this summer?  Bono: The clinch is like any other position. You have to practice it like you practice you turns, takedowns etc.    5. In your mind, is the clinch something that has a place in freestyle wrestling, or should it be confined to only Greco-Roman?  Bono: It is in freestyle, so we have to learn it. I don't make the rules so I try not to analyze them to much. Just tell me the rules and lets wrestle.    6. Preparing for the Trials is going to be much different for you this time around. With sitting out two days before wrestling, what do you have to do to stay focused on the task at hand?  Bono: There is no doubt that this is different for me, but I am a student of the sport and I watched over the years and watched how others have done it. I have asked questions because I knew when it was my time not be in the Challenge Tournament, I wanted to be ready. I am training real hard right now and doing the things I need to do. I am concentrating on Chris Bono. At the Trials, I will keep to my routine. I am taking a partner and I will train and be ready when it is my time to wrestle.    7. Will you doing a lot of observation during the Challenge Tournament?  Bono: I don't know. I will do my thing workout wise and keep to myself. All my observation is being done right now. My motto this year is take care of Chris Bono and make sure he is ready to go. Sometimes people worry about this guy and this move. I will make sure Chris is ready.    8. What have you improved on in the past year that has begun to set you apart from other wrestlers in your weight class?  Bono: Like I said, I think that has been huge. To not worry about anything but myself. Also I have been able to train the way I like to for a long time.    9. Right now, is this the best Chris Bono has ever been wrestling?  Bono: I don't know. I don't think I wrestled very well at the U.S. Nationals. I missed so many chances to score. I just need to wrestle my best on June 22nd.    10. Even though you have never beaten him, is there a part of you that hopes McIlravy makes it out of the Challenge Tournament? If so, why?  Bono: I really don't care who comes out. Like I said, I plan to take care of Chris Bono and beat whomever is in front of him. I have trained long and hard for this moment and I will be ready to do whatever it takes to win.