Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bobby Knight

I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.

Misty May-Treanor

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I want to be known as a nice and normal person, but my skills are a little more excelled.

Jose Mourinho

You have to work hard AND well. There are a lot of people who work hard but not well.

Emo Philips

Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball.

Kerri Walsh

To me, crying is not a sign of weakness. She wants it that bad and she puts her whole heart into it. She had really high expectations, and that's why she's so good. She just had a bad game.

Mike Krzyzewski

I never want to lead a team that is not allowed the freedom to pursue what's in their hearts. If you want your team to be fully committed, then you'd better be fully committed

Mike Krzyzewski

When you cleanse yourself of a big victory, you may open yourself up to the opportunity for an even bigger victory

Mike Krzyzewski

Communication does not always occur naturally, even among a tight-knit group of individuals. Communication must be taught and practiced in order to bring everyone together as one

Mike Krzyzewski

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

Teddy Sears

I'm a really big surfer, and I have also been playing a ton of volleyball on the beach on the weekends.

Liam Hemsworth

Volleyball was the hardest thing Ive ever had to do.

Jim Tressel

Play with heart; Play with passion; Play within yourself; Have fun; Play like a champion.

Gabrielle Reece

I always have a million things going on at once, but I try to put my energy into the most immediate need.

Gabrielle Reece

If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.

Lou Holtz

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by

Karch Kiraly

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.

Karch Kiraly

It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.

Karch Kiraly

Most people put a hat and glasses on to go incognito. I take them off.

Karch Kiraly

Physically I'm not as strong as I was, but I try to make up for it mentally. It's a big challenge, and I relish it, competing with guys half my age.

Karch Kiraly

It's a serve and pass game.

Karch Kiraly

Volleyball is not like a formula so we must give players some freedom.

Karch Kiraly

There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mull over, and over and over ... Don't even expose yourself to the possibility to being caught off-guard. —

Karch Kiraly

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.

Karch Kiraly

I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.

Karch Kiraly

It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.

Karch Kiraly

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.

Karch Kiraly

We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have to use those to come back even stronger. That's what makes it sweeter, when we can overcome those and figure out a way to win. The great teams can do that, and those are the gold medal winning teams.