Those two (Merrill and Rapids) are going to be huge. I think some people underestimated us at the start of the season, but we've worked hard and had confidence we could be in this position.

I didn't see people leaving; I saw people coming up. Our feeder program is phenomenal. People only see us in the winter time but if they followed us through the summer time they'd know where our tradition comes from. It's hard work, day in and day out.

This team has heart. I think a lot of people have kind of been questioning us, but I don't know how you really can. We're not always doing it right, but we're trying hard.

A lot more is expected of me this year. I think I've learned more about how to compete for the team. It's part of my job to get everybody ready to wrestle and be more vocal, and I think I've been able to do that.

It's a pretty big deal. Really, I didn't think about it until this year when I started passing some of the other people on this list.

What Wal-Mart helped us to do was get us selling in volume to lots of stores. They taught us to be more efficient.