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

Perform the best you can for when you find that you perform your best, there is still so much more in volleyball to do better, harder, faster, and smarter. It is just like when you go for a long journey. You go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you can see farther.

Play your heart out each game, so you can look your teammates in the eyes and ask, without saying it, 'I played full out, did you?'

There are three choices in life and sport - either you do it, you don't do it or you think about it. Most humans think about it. We will do it.

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.

Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.