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Saitev a little bitter!@Q!
Topic Started: Jun 22 2012, 11:15 PM (1,059 Views)
swampdonkey
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Stumbled upon this searching Russian nationals. Ironic that two Americans (Slay and Rulon) beat what most would say were the two best russian wrestlers of all time.
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Brain fart. Forgot to paste the quote from Saitev.

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Saitiev won a gold medal at 76 kg at the European Championships, held in Budapest, Hungary.
Saitiev finished 9th at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after being upset by American Brandon Slay. Slay was eventually awarded the gold medal at 76 kg.


I let this person take me down in the second round. I didn't even know who he was. I had to look him up in the Internet. I think he shouldn't have been in the Olympics at all, he was like a plane fly-by, he flew in, flew out, and he didn't have much to offer. Maybe they fed him something. He appeared, caused havoc and disappeared. Kind of like that Rulon Gardner, but Rulon at least fights there somewhere. That Slay guy disappeared for good. He's not even worth my thoughts. If somebody asks me a question about him only then do I remember, otherwise he doesn't exist for me."

— Buvaisar Saitiev, The Silent Gladiators[2]
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Emmett Grogan
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Saitiev's thoughts on Slay are quoted from a book about the year of training and prepping USA wrestler's went through for the 2004 Olympic Games. I've always assumed these quotes were from the same time frame. In light of Saitiev's wrestling accomplishments since then, I'm inclined to believe Slay 'woke' him up. This is, however, the oft' made assessment of USA wrestlers, how they're only around for one Olympic cycle. 'The Silent Gladiators' is the best book to date laying bare the background, training, and most important the mindset of our USA wrestlers as they all attempt to make the Olympic Wrestling Team. If your wrestler has any thoughts of competing some day on the senior/olympic level, this is the book they should read.
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