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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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You can be harsh on your players and still coach, but it is easier when you are kind to them.
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Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
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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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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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Use volleyball quotes to motivate your teammates to play hard.
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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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Don't ask yourself what you did wrong ask yourself what you did right.
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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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Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.
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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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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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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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There is nothing less important in life than the score after one game of a two out of three game match.
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Focus on winning the contest with yourself.
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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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Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.
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Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.
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Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.
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