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?'

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.

Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.

You have to learn every day. You can't be playing every day, but you can be practicing. If you cannot be practicing with a net and others daily, you still can be learning about the game by reading, watching and imaging. You must learn every day, if you want to be a real volleyball player. —

If there is something a coach might wish to see changed in a player or team, the first place to check and see if it could not be done better is in yourself.

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

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?'