John Kessel Quotes About Sports

Quotes about: Sports

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

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, Church

• Most volleyball players are made in the winter, spring and summer, for come fall, everyone practices equal time.

  John Kessel

  Summer, Sports, Volleyball

• Focus on winning the contest with yourself.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Winning, Focus

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

  John Kessel

  Sports, Optimistic, Play

• If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, Vowels

• In volleyball there are many reasons for errors but not a single excuse.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, Errors

• Never underestimate your players; they can do it with enough game-like practice. Coaches must put more emphasis in practice and in life on making student-athletes aware of what they could or can do, rather than what they couldn't or presently can't do. The focus must be on solutions, not problems; what is wanted, not what is feared.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Athlete, Player

• Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Mistake, Team

• Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Shapes, Bent

• Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Principles, Tactics

• Kids on a team are like flowers in a bouquet, there is always one that wants to face a different way than the arranger desires.

  John Kessel

  Leadership, Sports, Team

• 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.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Thinking, Choices

• Make your mistakes with confidence. It is the only way you are going to learn anything. Never be afraid to do a skill, no matter how simple or hard it may seem someone has done it, and so can you, With enough committed practice and confidence.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Mistake, Simple

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

  John Kessel

  Sports, Play, Opponents

• Work hard - beat out half the team. Be committed, play fair as a team player - Beat out another quarter of the team. The last quarter is your desire and beliefs, and where you are playing.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Team, Hard Work

• Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Trying, Excuse

• It is ok to err, but it is not ok to stop playing; it is ok to lose, but it is not ok to give up.

  John Kessel

  Leadership, Sports, Giving Up

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

  John Kessel

  Sports, Self Confidence, Games

• The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Player, Games

• Teachers all over the nation are doing the job they are asked to do, but one they are not really prepared to do. To teach volleyball as a physical activity that is also a positive experience. If you care about volleyball, help these teachers have fun and learn more of this great game. Teach the teachers.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, Teacher

• Think positive, real volleyball happens too fast to think any other way.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, Real

• There is no such thing as 'staying in shape;' you either work to get better, or you allow yourself to get worse.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Get Better, Shapes

• There is nothing less important in life than the score after one game of a two out of three game match.

  John Kessel

  Sports, Games, Two

• Players need you to care, especially when they do not deserve it.

  John Kessel

  Leadership, Sports, Player

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

  John Kessel

  Sports, Volleyball, People

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