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

John Kessel

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John Kessel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 24
Author
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
Buffalo
New York
John Joseph Vincent Kessel
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Life
Confidence
Elements
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Sports
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Hope

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Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.
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Work hard - beat out half the team. Be committed, play fair as a team player - Beat out another quarter of the team. The last quarter is your desire and beliefs, and where you are playing.
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Focus on winning the contest with yourself.
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Shared victory is a double victory, shared defeat is half-defeat.
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Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
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There are two basic situations in volleyball - either you got the ball or you don't.
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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.
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Nothing makes a player more productive than the last minute.
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The substitute that thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.
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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. —
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Make your mistakes with confidence. It is the only way you are going to learn anything. Never be afraid to do a skill, no matter how simple or hard it may seem someone has done it, and so can you, With enough committed practice and confidence.
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If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.
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The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.
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A coach must sometimes see players with his heart, and hear them with his eyes.
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I am here to give my players the little push they need, just like they needed long ago, when first learning the art of the swing. All you needed then was a little push, and quickly you were pumping away, flying higher and higher, without any more help from the 'coach.'
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Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.
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Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.
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Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.
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