Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly
Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiralyis an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. He is the only playerwho have won Olympic gold medals in both volleyball categories: beach and indoor. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball,, volleyball's highest governing body, honored Kiraly as the greatest volleyball player of the 20th Century. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins and won three national championships under head coach Al Scates...
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forward fun last looking three
We've been having a lot of fun in our last three tournaments ... and we're looking forward to Chicago.
practice competition another-day
Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court.
volleyball beach careers
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.
volleyball winning next-day
I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.
volleyball believe play
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.
running volleyball player
Not everything you're going to do in volleyball - or in life, for that matter - is exciting or fully functional, but if you have the willpower to make each minute count, you'll benefit in some way. And it will make you a better player and a better person in the long run.
sleep winning competition
When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.
leadership sports athlete
My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because I'm not sure that's possible. But everyone has to be treated fairly. Moreover, they have to know and trust that they will be treated fairly. Dennis Green, NFL Coach 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 of being caught off-guard.
volleyball athlete play
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. —
sports volleyball beach
The indoor game is much more of a team game, having to work effectively with a group of 15 to 20 people, striving to improve every day, every drill, even every contact. The beach game is much more of an individual game within a team sport, much less about organized practices with coaches and much more about just playing the game.
volleyball player giving
Volleyball is not like a formula so we must give players some freedom.
volleyball glasses people
Most people put a hat and glasses on to go incognito. I take them off.
volleyball jobs site
It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.
beautiful volleyball beach
We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to air conditioning. We do it all day long.