In football, I lifted weights pretty hard corps and that helped me get strong. Wrestling really conditioned my body. When I was on the field, I felt like I could run forever.

You have to wrestle smart. You can't just go out and try a new move. You have to do something constant, something you know you can do.

To be successful you have to have a great coach and we've got a great coach. You have to be determined to be the best and we have those kind of guys.

I started out with wrestling, but after the (football) team won the Big Ten title a couple years ago, they became my team. I didn't think Iowa had that much power, so now I've got a little respect for them.

Pretty much all we do on the ride is talk wrestling. We'll call each other and check our weights when we aren't together.

It would have been pretty bad. If I didn't have (wrestling), I'd be hopeless.