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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
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John Joseph Vincent Kessel
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Most of us are referees at heart we like to call throws and errors on someone else.
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Shared victory is a double victory, shared defeat is half-defeat.
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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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Don't ask yourself what you did wrong ask yourself what you did right.
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The wise coach takes all the heat when his players lose, and gives them all the credit when they win.
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Focus on winning the contest with yourself.
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False teammates are like our shadows. They keep close to us when we are all walking in the sunshine, but they are gone the instant we just go into the shade, let alone the darkness.
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Trying simply provides an excuse for not doing.
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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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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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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?'
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A coach must sometimes see players with his heart, and hear them with his eyes.
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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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Nothing makes a player more productive than the last minute.
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Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
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