Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.
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.
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.
Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.
Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.
Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles.
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.
Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.
The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.
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.
Think positive, real volleyball happens too fast to think any other way.
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.
Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.
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.
Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.
Don't ask yourself what you did wrong; ask yourself what you did right.
Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit and memory. One must not gain this experience, however, without being careful of empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of 20 years of experience at his craft while, in fact, all he has had is one year - 20 times.
The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.
There is no such thing as 'staying in shape;' you either work to get better, or you allow yourself to get worse.
There is nothing less important in life than the score after one game of a two out of three game match.
Players need you to care, especially when they do not deserve it.
Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.
The substitute that thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.
Perform the best you can for when you find that you perform your best, there is still so much more in volleyball to do better, harder, faster, and smarter. It is just like when you go for a long journey. You go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you can see farther.
You must allow your players to become the athletes they can be. Don't make them into anything just to become the kind of winners fans, friends and others think they must be.
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