Here are some of the quotes:
Kyle Dake: “I just wanted to put on a show for them (the fans),” Dake said. “This is the best atmosphere in the world. These fans are insane. They love the sport of wrestling. As a competitor, I love wrestling here. This is a crazy atmosphere. It’s packed to the gills, and hopefully the next time we have it here, there will be even more people. The crowd is crazy. They’re great for the sport.”
“It’s awesome,” said Thomas Gilman, a former Iowa star and the U.S. starter at 57 kilos (125.5 pounds). “There’s no better place to have it in the world. This first round — it’s not packed, but there’s a lot of people out there. I’ve never seen it like that for the World Cup.."
“It’s awesome,” said J’den Cox, the U.S. starter at 92 kilos (202.5 pounds). “They love great wrestling. They’re going to be great fans. I’ve wrestled here two times before, and every time you come to Carver-Hawkeye, it’s wrestling nation. It’s awesome. You’re going to be loved — except for when you wrestle against Iowa. Otherwise, if you’re on Team USA, they just love to watch you wrestle.”
“They have great fans here. We all know that,” said David Taylor, who went 4-0 this weekend at 86 kilos (189 pounds) and won two NCAA titles at Penn State. “In the past, we got booed coming through here, but to have the opportunity to wrestle for the United States, and in front of those great fans, it’s great."
Yuki Takahashi, the defending world champion at 57 kilograms, gave a thumbs up to the crowd after his win over Cuba’s Reineri Andreu Ortega in the third-place dual, and ultimately gave one of his Team Japan shirts to a young fan rooting for them.
“Iowa City — this is almost like a UFC fight because it’s a grand stage and there’s such a great atmosphere,” Takahashi said through an interpreter. “I’m just so grateful to be here.”
Gary Abbott, the communications director for USA Wrestling, packed up his bags and headed toward the exit.
He stopped to thank a worker and smiled.
“This was a lot of fun,” Abbott said. “It’s nice to have these things at places that love wrestling.”
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Kyle Dake: “I just wanted to put on a show for them (the fans),” Dake said. “This is the best atmosphere in the world. These fans are insane. They love the sport of wrestling. As a competitor, I love wrestling here. This is a crazy atmosphere. It’s packed to the gills, and hopefully the next time we have it here, there will be even more people. The crowd is crazy. They’re great for the sport.”
“It’s awesome,” said Thomas Gilman, a former Iowa star and the U.S. starter at 57 kilos (125.5 pounds). “There’s no better place to have it in the world. This first round — it’s not packed, but there’s a lot of people out there. I’ve never seen it like that for the World Cup.."
“It’s awesome,” said J’den Cox, the U.S. starter at 92 kilos (202.5 pounds). “They love great wrestling. They’re going to be great fans. I’ve wrestled here two times before, and every time you come to Carver-Hawkeye, it’s wrestling nation. It’s awesome. You’re going to be loved — except for when you wrestle against Iowa. Otherwise, if you’re on Team USA, they just love to watch you wrestle.”
“They have great fans here. We all know that,” said David Taylor, who went 4-0 this weekend at 86 kilos (189 pounds) and won two NCAA titles at Penn State. “In the past, we got booed coming through here, but to have the opportunity to wrestle for the United States, and in front of those great fans, it’s great."
Yuki Takahashi, the defending world champion at 57 kilograms, gave a thumbs up to the crowd after his win over Cuba’s Reineri Andreu Ortega in the third-place dual, and ultimately gave one of his Team Japan shirts to a young fan rooting for them.
“Iowa City — this is almost like a UFC fight because it’s a grand stage and there’s such a great atmosphere,” Takahashi said through an interpreter. “I’m just so grateful to be here.”
Gary Abbott, the communications director for USA Wrestling, packed up his bags and headed toward the exit.
He stopped to thank a worker and smiled.
“This was a lot of fun,” Abbott said. “It’s nice to have these things at places that love wrestling.”
The full story: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...sphere-gets-rave-reviews-everybody/500095002/
CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A LARGER VIEW
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