John Kessel Quotes

Nothing makes a player more productive than the last minute.

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

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

Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.

It is ok to err, but it is not ok to stop playing; it is ok to lose, but it is not ok to give up.

Think positive, real volleyball happens too fast to think any other way.

Volleyball rules are simple. If it is on the floor, pick it up and get it into the air. If it is in the air, keep it off the floor. -

Kids on a team are like flowers in a bouquet, there is always one that wants to face a different way than the arranger desires.

One of the influences of Kafka over later writers is not so much in the content of his work as in its form.

If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.

Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.

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?'

Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.

Most of us are referees at heart; we like to call throws and errors on someone else.

The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.

Focus on winning the contest with yourself.

Study hard, practice hard, play ferociously.

Shared victory is a double victory, shared defeat is half-defeat.

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.

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.

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

Players need you to care, especially when they do not deserve it.

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

Is Shimmer a floor wax or a dessert topping? Is an electron a wave or a particle? Slipstream tells us that the answer is yes.

No jockey ever won a race by carrying the horse across the finish line; no coach ever won a volleyball match by touching the ball during play.

The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.

Too many coaches have too big a mouth and not big enough ears.

Most volleyball players are made in the winter, spring and summer, for come fall, everyone practices equal time.

Use volleyball quotes to motivate your teammates to play hard.

Less effort in this game makes more results.

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

Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles.

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

Don't ask yourself what you did wrong; ask yourself what you did right.

You can be harsh on your players and still coach, but it is easier when you are kind to them.

In volleyball there are many reasons for errors but not a single excuse.

The sport of volleyball will never give you something that you can't handle; whether you do handle it is another question.

Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.

Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.

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

The wise coach takes all the heat when his players lose, and gives them all the credit when they win.

Ethics is for people with full bellies.