80 Quotes by John Kessel

Work hard – beat out half the team. Be committed, play fair as a team player – Beat out another quarter of the team. The last quarter is your desire and beliefs, and where you are playing.

There are two basic situations in volleyball – either you got the ball or you don’t.

Never mishandle hope or self-confidence – those are elements of life, not just a game.

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

I am here to give my players the little push they need, just like they needed long ago, when first learning the art of the swing. All you needed then was a little push, and quickly you were pumping away, flying higher and higher, without any more help from the ‘coach.’

Coaches must be flexible, for then they won’t get bent out of shape.

The sport of volleyball will never give you something that you can’t handle; whether you do handle it is another question.

You must allow your players to become the athletes they can be. Don’t make them into anything just to become the kind of winners fans, friends and others think they must be.