5,260 Quotes About Sports

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    An advantage to volleyball is that you have a scoreboard to tell how you have done as a team. The thing is, in life there is no scoreboard, at least not one that you can see.

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    You can be harsh on your players and still coach, but it is easier when you are kind to them.

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

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

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    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.

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

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    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.

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