He saw in the paper where I said some of our kids with better records were the top threats to win titles for us and he was upset I didn't mention his name. He said, 'You don't think I can win this tournament? I'm gonna prove you wrong.' I said, 'I hope you do prove me wrong.' And he did.

He was so ready and so focused and so determined to beat him. He had it in his mind that he was going to do it. I think that is the biggest battle you always have, inside your head, with a kid that's beaten you before.

Talk about confidence, (Mahan) has been so confident. He has stepped up and become a real leader.

He really dominated for (the final) four minutes on top.

(Mahan) has really stepped up and become a real leader on the team out there.

Those two guys did the same thing in the dual. They genuinely don't like each other. They're both very competitive, both physical guys and they both like to set the tone and intimidate. Well, neither one wants to be intimidated so what happens is they flare up like that and the ref has to step in and calm them down like he did. ... The crowd was into it.