Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.

Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.

Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.

There are three choices in life and sport - either you do it, you don't do it or you think about it. Most humans think about it. We will do it.

Play your heart out each game, so you can look your teammates in the eyes and ask, without saying it, 'I played full out, did you?'

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

Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.

Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.

Most of us are referees at heart; we like to call throws and errors on someone else.

Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

There is an inner beauty and outer beauty. Both have tremendous influence.

A man would rather break his donkeys back than give it the carrot it requires to progress.

The life of man is so short that ordinary people simply cannot afford to be born

It isn't so astonishing the number of things that I can remember as the number of things I can remember that aren't so.

So many paintings have hidden meanings or need wall texts, but my work is not in that category.

The beginning of the way to heaven, is to feel that we are on the way to hell.

I certainly take work as a joyous responsibility.

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so its amusing that people like it!

What selfish seeds I plant along the way, black harvest today.

If you are not actively seeking and creating opportunities, which always contain an element of risk, you are actually exposing yourself to more serious risks in the long term.