There is nothing less important in life than the score after one game of a two out of three game match.

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.

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

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.

Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.

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.

Never underestimate your players; they can do it with enough game-like practice. Coaches must put more emphasis in practice and in life on making student-athletes aware of what they could or can do, rather than what they couldn't or presently can't do. The focus must be on solutions, not problems; what is wanted, not what is feared.