![]() He's a very tough competitor and he's a very good kid. I knew he was going to come out with a good game plan after the dual meet we had this year. I wasn't nervous at all just because I wrestled him a bunch of times in practices and competitions, but just like one wrong move, he's the kind of wrestler that wins a lot of matches by one point to get the takedown at the end, and I think that just causes us to be a little tentative on our feet.īut I knew I was going to have to do something like that to win that match. You mentioned it, but how sweet is it after a couple of near misses to be here in this moment?ĪNTHONY ASHNAULT: Man, that match was nerve-racking for the situation going into it. So I'm excited to be able to make it a reality. I've been dreaming about that moment for a long time. This is a moment I dreamed about, a moment to run out on that carpet, take that stage and put on a performance. I feel like a rock star right now, but I'm really excited. I'm sitting up here in my singlet in a press conference. ![]() Opening Statement: This is just pretty cool. I'm happy to be back, and hopefully my teammate, Anthony Ashnault, does his thing, we make history again, two finalists from New Jersey, two champs. You've got to look ahead, and that's what I did, and I'm hungry and I'm blessed. If you want to be great, you want to be good, you've got to think big. NICK SURIANO: Yeah, you know, we all have negative moments in our lives where we find negative things instead of focusing on the positive, instead of focusing on working harder, getting better, getting stronger, we focus on dwelling, and I was worried about the past. What does it take to be able to make that shift and go from the negativity to the positivity and have the kind of performance you did tonight? You've talked a lot about adversity and mindset. 1 coach, and I got Rutgers, all state, positive people behind me, and there's nothing better than inspiring the youth, and for me, it's just about overcoming adversity, overcoming adversity and never quitting. I started worrying about the wrong things. I let things get in my head a little bit psychologically. NICK SURIANO: Since that match, I wasn't where I needed to be. Can you talk about what that match did for you and what you did for those two weeks to get over that? If you had a low point this year, it started when you wrestled Fix. The last couple weeks I've been doing what I do best. And I'm up for any challenge at any time. NICK SURIANO: Yeah, I'd say I'm just - I'm driven. It seems like you thrive on your emotions and you're very emotionally in tune with yourself. Nick, it seemed like a lot of guys kind of try to take emotion out of it and be as calm and collected as possible. You know, I kind of went out there like I had to hold on to something, but this time I came out like I got something to prove for me, my family, Rutgers, my support team. NICK SURIANO: My mentality, my drive, remembering my story, remembering where I came from. What has changed from when you went (indiscernible)? ![]() I thought I could have done some things better, and I'm happy, man. Last year I was hospitalized, I couldn't move. NICK SURIANO: No, I said what I think, honestly, and I think he was trying to play it safe. Did you do that to try to get in his head? Nick, you called out, I'm not sure intentionally, but you called out Micic a couple times this year, whether it was in Vegas or the Big Tens. A lot of adversity, a lot of negativity I overcame. I just came back from a guy who beat me earlier in the season, top guy, world-class guy, and it feels good.
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