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.
'Concentrate on measuring performance and winning will take care of itself'. That is a brilliant excuse for coming second.
A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people.
Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.
My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team.
I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.
The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.
"I guess I'm okay with that. But it's not going to be easy for you. They don't have a lot of fishing or mudding around here. " "I figured. " "And not a lot of beach volleyball, either. Especially in January. " "I guess I'll have to make some sacrifices. " "Maybe if you're lucky, we can find you some other ways to occupy your time. "
A good setter is like a waiter.
There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
I love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.
Karch inspired his partners, his opponents and the world of volleyball players to be better than they were, to be great. . . In the end, who could do more for a sport than that?
Leaders have to give time for relationships. But more demands will be placed on their time as they become more successful. So if a person's success is based on developing relationships, then they have to continually find new ways of getting it done
I wouldn't be the best offensive player if I didn't have a great setter. She serves me up nectar.
I was working in the same building as U. S. News & World Report, and I banged on the door and said, "I'm ready to go. " And they said, "What's your combat experience?" I said, "Does my parents' divorce count? It was pretty rough. " Then they said, "What's your reporting experience?" And I said, "I covered the women's volleyball team in college exceptionally well. " The guy was like, "You are so not ready to be a war correspondent. "
Destiny is as destiny does. If you believe you have no control, then you have no control.
I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time.
I did volleyball, basketball, and track all through high school. And then I went to junior college and I stuck with track because I was good at shot put and discus. And then I got a full ride to Fresno State for their track program. Shot put was my main thing. I was the five-time All-American, and I set a couple records.
No volleyball play can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is totally under your control. In other endeavors, you cannot succeed without believing in yourself, and that belief is completely under your control.