No doubt there are competitors at the 2007 Championships who would rather win NCAAs than the Olympics. Theses guys are fired up.
I’m feeling badly for Ohio Buckeyes Head Coach Miles Avery.
Elimination is a tough blow.
Prior to the competition, these were his insightful comments:
“This is such an exciting competition for these young men. This is more exciting than the Olympics or World Championships. You’ll see why. It’s great for a college coach to be at the NCAA Championships. We hope to do very wellâ€
How are the NCAA Championships more exciting than competing internationally?
“It is the atmosphere. So much of it is the regimen. The guys train separately for something like the Olympics or the World Championships. These guys for four years are together all the time and it means so much to them. They train year round and spend all their time together. As a team it doesn’t mean as much. Yes, you want to win for your country. You have the pride. But with the NCAA Championships, it means more to these young men. They are brothers. There is nothing like it.â€
biography – Miles Avery – Ohio State
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