5,260 Quotes About Sports




  • Author John Kessel
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    The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

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  • Author John Kessel
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    The sport of volleyball will never give you something that you can't handle; whether you do handle it is another question.

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  • Author John Kessel
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    You cannot turn your winning attitude on when you think you 'need it.' You must work on it every day, every practice, every match - win or lose. Focus on playing to win, not playing to lose, for there is a season of difference between the two.

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  • Author John Kessel
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    Coaching is something that takes place only when learning does. No matter what you are doing in your practices, if your players are not learning something significant, you're really not coaching. If a player fails in a game, the coach may have failed in practice.

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  • Author John Krasinski
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    The first acting thing I ever did was my senior year I decided not to play a sport in the Spring and, in that Spring B.J. Novak who went to school with me, asked if I'd be in this show that was a parody of all the teachers in the school, 'sure!' That was the first acting thing I did.

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