80 Quotes by John Kessel

Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.

Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.

It's hard for these athletes to stay healthy. They are constantly being bombarded with unhealthy advertising. Peer pressure can override the body's demand for health. Being healthy goes beyond 'not being sick' (where all lab reports indicate health), to feeling optimistic, energetic, strong and happy with their bodies. Teaching them to take charge of their bodies is a job of coaching. Help them gain discipline in conditioning, nutrition and attitude/emotional control.

The substitute that thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.

Don't ask yourself what you did wrong; ask yourself what you did right.

You have to learn every day. You can't be playing every day, but you can be practicing. If you cannot be practicing with a net and others daily, you still can be learning about the game by reading, watching and imaging. You must learn every day, if you want to be a real volleyball player. —

Ethics is for people with full bellies.

False teammates are like our shadows. They keep close to us when we are all walking in the sunshine, but they are gone the instant we just go into the shade, let alone the darkness.

If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.