Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend Pelé has often said that soccer stars are not born. Without proper soccer training a player will never reach his full potential. It is true that great speed would benefit someone who plays as a winger but would not be as useful for a goalkeeper. The greatest advantage of soccer is that it is not as discriminating as basketball or volleyball. There are no limitations when it comes to physique and it all comes down to individual soccer skills.
The beach game taught me great lessons about how to elevate the play of my teammate, or teammates, and how to anticipate and expect the ball so much more than the indoor game ever could. It taught me - even forced me - to be a much better all-around player. That allowed me to help our USA Olympic Team in many more ways than I ever could have otherwise.
I was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. I was very athletic, playing volleyball and softball. I did gymnastics for about ten years, too.
It's a serve and pass game.
The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.
Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don't want to do it
I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time.
Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.
Confrontation simply means meeting the truth head-on.
I was supposed to be too short to play college volleyball.
Let the women play in more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball. They could, for example, have tighter shorts. Female players are pretty, if you excuse me for saying so, and they already have some different rules to men - such as playing with a lighter ball. That decision was taken to create a more female aesthetic, so why not do it in fashion?
On the other hand, she never looked as -big- as she did at that moment. "What?" Rose demanded, glaring up at him. The warning signal flashed bright red in Kane's head. Telling a woman she was as big as a beach ball wouldn't win any points. How did one describe how she looked? A basketball? Volleyball? He studied her furious little face. Yeah. He was in big trouble no matter what he said. Description was out of the question. He needed diplomacy, something that flew out of the window when he was near her and she said the words like contractions.
I still get excited just attending a final four, because the process is so long, so arduous, so challenging, that when it finally arrives, the adrenaline can't help but take over. I love the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie that the indoor game can engender.
I try to see each new season as a new challenge because I have a new team to work with, new opponents to encounter, and often new ideas and theories to try
I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.
I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.
We are here for just a spell, so get a few laughs.
I’d say I was a tomboy. . . I took wood chop in high school and I was very into volleyball and football, and [was] very unaware of anything girly for a long time.
Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
In my opinion the teaching of volleyball technique,. . . , must always be correlated with tactical tasks.