Robert Gendler

“ Even if a takedown were awarded two points most of the shots taken in that match were bad shots (head down, extended) and today the defensive guy would likely end up scoring off those poor shots. Toda... ”

“ "I counted 7 real takedown attempts in 6 minutes. Waaay more than the usual bout today." That's because defense is so much better today at the world level. Its much more dangerous to take a shot today... ”

“ I think people confuse being serious and intense with being arrogant when it comes to Brent metcalf. If you saw the video of his press conference after losing to Frayer you saw a different Metcalf...s... ”

“ Metcalf fan or not you have to feel for this guy. He seemed devastated but he came to podium and answered all the tough questions. You have to admire his honesty about his own performance. He has a fe... ”

“ I have mixed feelings. Metcalf qualified the weightclass. That should count for something in the equation of who goes to London. That may have cost him the olympic berth as the qualifyer was pretty re... ”

“ Dake was obviously much stronger (he even said so in the interview). He's also more experienced at the senior freestyle level. Remember Dake gave Howe a tough match last year. Taylor will need to beco... ”

“ Somehow JB comes off extremely confident, yet gracious and likeable at the same time. How could anyone not root for this guy. He's the pride of USA wrestling. ”

“ Pressure = Anxiety. As much as we would like to be able to control it, we're all hardwired differently. Some of us experience alot of it, others very little. Maybe the athletes that perform best at th... ”

“ When Gable talks....people listen. ”

“ I have nothing against this product. It is what it is. If used with common sense it might even be better than the alternative of a long draining workout the day before a match. I wouldn't recommend it... ”

“ To answer the question I asked earlier Tsargush lost to the venezuelan guy in the repechage. Its funny because I think he got warned by the ref about grabbing the singlet towards the end of the third ... ”

“ Hey what happened to Tsargush later in the tournament. I saw he didn't finish in the top ten. BTW I think the ref warned him about the singlet pull a few times but obviously no penalty. ”

“ Two of my favorites..Jordan Burroughs and Jimi Hendrix......showing my age I guess. Burroughs scores often on reshot opportunities. That's a great lesson to young wrestlers. He down blocks but always ... ”

“ Mark Churrella tilt ”

“ I love Cael but honestly he did look a bit slower than his younger self. He was a bit heavier on his feet and his finishes were not as quick as they once were. That could be a bad day or it could be h... ”