Dennis Lyberger Quotes (15 Quotes)

Everybody we're sending has a shot of getting out. We just need some luck and good calls.

There are some mistakes that we're making constantly that we need to improve on. On our feet we're hanging our heads a little bit too much.

I thought we did a pretty good job against Westland. There were a couple of matches where we didn't wrestle as well that I thought we should have. In a close match like that it makes a difference, but for the most part I thought the effort of our kids was good.

It is a priority, but we have to take the circumstances into consideration and set goals that are realistic. It's like saying I'm going to run the 100-yard dash in five seconds -- it's not going to happen. If we had the numbers, it would be a goal of ours.

Hopefully, our guys are looking forward to it. Our philosophy is to set our goals high and try to (advance to state). This is what starts it all off. This will be a good test for us because we're in a tough sectional.

For him to get on the podium is really significant. But they all have to realize there are no givens. You still have to keep working. You can't assume just because you do it as a sophomore, you'll also get up there the following year.

Felipe is having a good year. He had a little trouble the last couple of weeks, but he's coming back.

I think he can win those matches, but if he has a bad day may not make it out. However it shakes out, one of the best 103-pounders will be sitting at home for state.

(The sports psychologist) told us to know what our goals are and keep them in focus. It was time to reset our goals because of what happened.

Individually, some didn't perform as well as we wanted, but we met our team goals. They were just attained by different personnel.

It's more of an individual thing. You have to hope that the guys who are going to have tough matches come out and end up winning those matches.

Alex and Vitaly are hard-working kids. They go out and work hard all the time. They show good leadership for everybody else.

Dong is a great kid and Caleb is a great kid, too. We were hoping it would be a good match. Obviously wrestling someone that good that well is going to boost your confidence and make you realize that you're a lot further along than what you thought you were.

There will be some tough weight classes. There will be some great matches all the way through this tournament. Our goals are going to be based more on individual because of the team we have. We're giving up some weight classes.

At this point, so much of it is luck, having a good match at the right time, being healthy, getting the breaks ... everything. You've also got to get that call. If you get that bad call in a tight match, it could cost you.