“But I think what makes it more of a 50-50 match is simply the fact that he's had to put out a lot more and James is the fresher of the two coming in.”
“And then we have this story of someone, who the expectations were high but he hadn't lived up to them. Then all of a sudden he's gone through what we all know and he's coming through the other side.”
“The physicality of the match is going to be a big thing, ... Is Andre going to be fresh enough? And the mental part of it is for James. Is it going to be too overwhelming for him since because he's playing a guy he looks up to and respects and a lot of times that is like being down a break?”
“If there's one guy I wouldn't count out it would be him, but the history books tell you that at this point it doesn't happen, ... But he's thrown that out before. ... I didn't think he'd be as fit as he is.”
“It's the physical part for Andre: Is Andre going to be fresh enough? ... And it's the mental part for James: Is it going to be too overwhelming for him? He's playing a guy he really looks up to and respects. A lot of times that's like being down a break.”
