Given a sentence, rewrite it without using the word "said". You should modify the sentence in such a way that preserves its meaning.
He said it was too hard.
He exclaimed that it was too hard.
Complete the following task based on the instruction and optional input provided.### Instruction:
Given a sentence, rewrite it without using the word "said". You should modify the sentence in such a way that preserves its meaning.

### Input:
He said it was too hard.

### Output:
He exclaimed that it was too hard.