It was really an exciting time trying to find my way from being a boy to becoming a man—being toe to toe and eye to eye with grown men, even though I was only 11 or 12.

Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court.

It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.

I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.

I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match.

It's a serve and pass game.

Volleyball is not like a formula so we must give players some freedom.

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

Playing against better competition makes you better and more focused, so you can do what you have to, to win.

I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky.

I thought about adults. I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped in adult bodies...

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

If God wanted us high, He would have given us wings.

Limits are very important.

Yes, Jews - typically American Jews, typically vote democrat, I get that.

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My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don't have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there.

If two people are able to communicate their feelings without words you know it's true love

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Never judge a book by it's cover or who you're going to love by your lover.