It seems like whenever we wrestle, somebody wins by one point. And I think that's why our matches are so good, so intense. We know it's going to be close.

Even though we've only been a team for a short period of time, I didn't want to let them down. It [the pin opportunity] was just there. I tried to get him off balance. I had him moving one way, and then I took him the other way.

Whenever we go at it, it's like a war.

Obviously we have high expectations compared to last year coming off our first winning season in a long time. We have a lot to look forward to. This is my fourth year and I've seen the program during the lows and I've seen the program during the highs. It's been an experience. We realize that we've just got to outwork everybody.

I am a writer who works from an outline. What I generally do when I build an outline is I find focal, important scenes, and I build them in my head and I don't write them yet, but I build towards them.

Lauren (Mitchell) has been a good player ever since I first saw her in the fifth grade. She's just way ahead for age, and she does everything.