I used to sleep, eat, breathe volleyball. Now I have that with my kids.

I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now

A true competitor works the hardest, cares the most, and makes the best of what they have.

Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.

Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

To me, crying is not a sign of weakness. She wants it that bad and she puts her whole heart into it. She had really high expectations, and that's why she's so good. She just had a bad game.

We have to fight the entire time, we can't start at the end when it's getting down to crunch time. We can't leave anything on the floor.

If you are not prepared, you cannot work out intensely. If you do not perform, you cannot get results, and if you can't do your best to recover, you won't get the benefits of your hard work.

I firmly believe that when you have a foundation of respect, love of what you're doing, and a shared vision, so much is possible.

I would rather see a school produce a happy street cleaner than a neurotic scholar.

Love greatly.

To earn more, you must learn more.

Don't do the things just for the sake of it. Do something extra. It makes ordinary things, extraordinary.

I don't want to think about it, but I have to. Someone has to. I see the signs of spring and I weep...

I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I dont have to

He's a novice - he should keep his opinions to Japanese football

No matter how famous the victim, no matter how powerful the advocates, it simply isn't always possible to control the conduct of other people.

Children surviving childhood is my obsessive theme and my life's concern.

...I don't have concrete plans for the future. I just think of success and keep a successful attitude. Success is 99 percent preparation. If you set yourself up for winning, rarely will you fail.