I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started playing tournaments together when I was 11, in the lower ranking of beach volleyball in California. We weren't playing against kids; we played against grown men, so immediately, I had to raise my game to compete.
Karch KiralyHow much we have to hydrate out here in this kind of heat and humidity. I think the most I have ever taken down in one day of fluids is five gallons - a gallon per match. If we didn't replace our fluids, we would probably keel over and die.
Karch KiralyOne of the best ways to [improve my longevity] that is to minimize injury or avoid it by being more flexibleยespecially when we are meeting at the net. There is a hitter and blocker, which means a lot foot contact, where you can twist your ankle easily.
Karch KiralyIt was really an exciting time trying to find my way from being a boy to becoming a manยbeing toe to toe and eye to eye with grown men, even though I was only 11 or 12.
Karch KiralyThere's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mull over, and over and over ... Don't even expose yourself to the possibility to being caught off-guard. ย
Karch Kiraly