Athlete quotes from Session 4 of the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships

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John Fuller (USA Wrestling)
09/13/2003


Men's 60 kg/132 lbs. - John Smith speaking for Eric Guerrero, lost dec. to Damir Zakhartdinov (Uzbekistan), 5-3  "There wasn't nothing illegal. They start limiting techniques enough and there won't be anything."    "It was just a bad time to make a call like that."    "The whole match is about taking your opponents and scoring on them, and that's what Eric did."    Men's 84 kg/185 lbs. - Cael Sanderson dec. Mamed Argaev (Armenia), 3-0  "He was a pretty defensive and I was having a hard time getting to his legs so I started going to the other side of him."    "Today for me was kind of slow because I had a bye this morning. These are must-win rounds. When it comes down to one match, it can be pretty emotional."    Men's 96 kg/211.5 lbs. -Daniel Cormier lost dec. to Ali Heidari (Iran), 6-3  "I want to apologize to the fans, USA Wrestling, FILA and Mr. Heidari for my actions following the match."    "I had a lot of frustration with a lot of situations. He just wrestled a good match."    "With him on top so long, it's a tough situation to counter, but normally they bring him up quicker."      Women's 48 kg/105.5 lbs. - Patricia Miranda tech. Fall Angelique Michele Berthenet (France), 11-1, 4:19  "I'm getting closer. That first match yesterday I felt off my style for the entire match. In this one, I was only off for a couple of moments."    "I just feel like the sports is so much more a part of me now (than in 2000). Then, I knew two or three positions. Now, I basically know about a dozen moves, but I also know how to control the match."    Women's 51 kg/112.25 lbs. - Jenny Wong dec. Anne Catherine Deluntsch (France), 6-2  "(Winning in the quarterfinals) means a lot to me. This is my first World Championships. This is just great."    "I just did what brought me here. I just tried to stay calm. I wrestle best when I am calm."    Women's 55 kg/121 lbs. - Tina George dec. Mabel Fonseca (Puerto Rico), 7-3  "Nobody wants to be the first to lose. As long as this keeps going, we're going to try to ride it all the way out. It's a big wave."    "It was emotionally tougher for me this round because I lost to this girl at U.S. Nationals a few years back. This was one of my biggest hurdles so far this tournament. This was a big match for me. I've been holding on to that loss for four years.    Women's 63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Sara McMann dec. Alena Kartacheva (Russia), 4-3  "It wasn't a pretty match, but one point ahead is a win. There are a lot of adjustments I need to make before tomorrow."    "It will be a battle. The wrestler that follows to her game plan will win."