A coach must sometimes see players with his heart, and hear them with his eyes.

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

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.

Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.

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.

There is no such thing as 'staying in shape;' you either work to get better, or you allow yourself to get worse.

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.