Volleyball Quotes

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I want to be known as a nice and normal person, but my skills are a little more excelled.

Most people put a hat and glasses on to go incognito. I take them off.

It really doesn't matter how long. If you practice with your (body), no amount is enough. If you practice with your head, two hours is plenty.

All my life, I've dreamed in gold.

If we control the ball, they pay.

I wouldn't be the best offensive player if I didn't have a great setter. She serves me up nectar.

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

Do you believe in miracles?

Volleyball anchored me at a time in my life when I needed it. It gave me a reason for being this big, big girl.

A good setter is like a waiter.

I don't look at myself as a basketball coach. I look at myself as a leader who happens to coach basketball.

Physically I'm not as strong as I was, but I try to make up for it mentally. It's a big challenge, and I relish it, competing with guys half my age.

Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.

Communication does not always occur naturally, even among a tight-knit group of individuals. Communication must be taught and practiced in order to bring everyone together as one

All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street, folks will say, "There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived."

Hard work alone won't guarantee success, but without hard work, I'll guarantee you won't have success.

I still love doing that. There's nothing like being able to go back and play volleyball again with a team cause, I can have my volleyball in my New York apartment but we can't do so much there.

I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow

In my heart, I'm so far from done.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

We've Tweeted him, we've stalked him [on] Facebook. We thought because he was so into volleyball he would have got back to us. But no luck so far.

The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the rabbit's not in there.

Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball.

I think any time people behave in a way that's truly them, then they'll never fail. You get in trouble when you try to copy others.

Volleyball, I could be pretty good. After a few practices I could be that striker, or whatever they call it.

Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest. Nutrition is obviously very important, but rest is equally important. At rest is when your body is trying to recover.

Discipline is not a nasty word.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

After the 1984 Summer Olympics, Reagan wanted to add the U.S. volleyball team to his Cabinet. He figured if they can't shove his programs down Congress' throat, nobody can.

Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don't want to do it

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to air conditioning. We do it all day long.

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by

Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.

When asked about which team is the toughest team in the league, responded with an answer that all volleyball players must comprehend. He said simply that it was, 'The team you are playing.'

I've never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline

It's not all rainbows and ponies.

Practice is the battle you must win.

"By analogy, if we were to develop a soccer team, then we would not invite basketball and volleyball players to the try outs. We would invite soccer players to apply."

Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.

Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.

It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

If you sacrifice early, you'll win late.

The bagger is the technique of lazy.

Ambiguity is the devil's volleyball.