Quotes from U.S. wrestler Jake Deitchler (66 kg/145.5 lbs.) and assistant coach Brandon Paulson after Wednesday's evening session of the Olympics
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66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Jake Deitchler (Anoka, Minn./Minnesota Storm)
"I gave it my all. I did everything I could to prepare for this. It just didn't turn out that match. I'm going to learn from this and move on. I want to be good enough where I don't put myself in this position again."
(On losing all three coin flips)
"It comes down to scoring points. I didn't score the points to win, so I didn't deserve to win. The flip is part of the rules. I refuse to have any excuses for anything."
"I'll learn from it and get better. I want to learn and I want to be the best in the World. I'm going to go up a weight class and that will be different too."
"When you work really hard and give it your all, it hurts to see it end like this. It will motivate me to work harder."
"I believe I can beat anybody. It just didn't turn out for me. I came here to win a medal. It stinks to lose, but I'm going to move on and try to get better."
U.S. Greco-Roman assistant coach Brandon Paulson (Anoka, Minn.)
"Jake's training was great. He prepared as best as he possibly could. He was ready to go. He did everything that he was supposed to do. It's great to work with a kid who does everything right. He cut weight right, he trained right, he did everything right. It's disappointing to come here and see him not get what he wanted. I'm not disappointed in him at all. He tried his best and that's all you can ask for. He gave 100 percent effort.
"I gave it my all. I did everything I could to prepare for this. It just didn't turn out that match. I'm going to learn from this and move on. I want to be good enough where I don't put myself in this position again."
(On losing all three coin flips)
"It comes down to scoring points. I didn't score the points to win, so I didn't deserve to win. The flip is part of the rules. I refuse to have any excuses for anything."
"I'll learn from it and get better. I want to learn and I want to be the best in the World. I'm going to go up a weight class and that will be different too."
"When you work really hard and give it your all, it hurts to see it end like this. It will motivate me to work harder."
"I believe I can beat anybody. It just didn't turn out for me. I came here to win a medal. It stinks to lose, but I'm going to move on and try to get better."
U.S. Greco-Roman assistant coach Brandon Paulson (Anoka, Minn.)
"Jake's training was great. He prepared as best as he possibly could. He was ready to go. He did everything that he was supposed to do. It's great to work with a kid who does everything right. He cut weight right, he trained right, he did everything right. It's disappointing to come here and see him not get what he wanted. I'm not disappointed in him at all. He tried his best and that's all you can ask for. He gave 100 percent effort.
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