“My toughest fight was with my first wife.”
Muhammad Ali
“The first one is usually the toughest one to get, especially when you come to a new club. Maybe you put too much pressure on yourself. [My teammates] put five runs up for me. But I have to stay away from that one pitch that tends to get me into trouble.”
Jeff Weaver
“The first win is usually the toughest one to get. Especially coming into a new club, I put pressure on myself to make it happen.”
“Stan Jonathan was one of the toughest guys I've ever seen, but after a fight his face would look like it had gone through a Mixmaster. Tie never got a scratch on him.”
Dick Todd
“The first two minutes were the toughest. I was tired.”
Vince Carter
“It's great to win a state tournament game. I think the toughest game of the state tournament is the first one. Once you get to the next round anything can happen.”
Kevin Phillips
“The first two years (the event) was ranked the fifth- or sixth-toughest in the state. Last year we had 68 wrestlers who had been state qualifiers. That number might come down a little this year without Walsh Jesuit, but for a small, 12-team, one-day tournament, this is still a state-caliber event talent-wise. The talent pool will be awesome.”
Steve Haverdill
