Everyone made it to Berlin in one piece; however we did have a few bumps in the road. For instance Mike Zadick left his passport in the front pouch of the seat ahead of him on his first flight, so he missed his connection in Chicago and had to catch the next flight out to Germany. Zack Esposito and Angel Escobedo missed their connection in Munich due to a slow security line because the guy ahead of them had a bunch of liquids he was trying to get through. I am starting a rumor that Escobedo was getting a Big Mac and that's why he missed his flight so feel free to spread that. All in all we are all settled in and getting started with some great training.
Once landing in Berlin we had an hour bus ride to a smaller town in Germany, where will be doing our training. We got settled in around noon and then worked out at five. During our work out some of the guys did a light drill and others just got in the sauna and worked some of the travel out of their system.
While in Germany our workout times are noon and 6:30 p.m. We are going at those times because that is when we will be wrestling at the world championships. This morning I went to breakfast a little late and there was a coaching meeting going on. They were just getting into the good stuff and Zeke Jones kicked me out of the meeting. In my opinion you should never kick a student out of class, I know Craig Sesker agrees with me. What is your opinion? Kendall Cross just walked in to my room and wanted to say everyone is looking good and crisp and he has a good feeling about the tournament coming up. I will end on a great note from an Olympic Champ!