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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.
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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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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You cannot turn your winning attitude on when you think you 'need it.' You must work on it every day, every practice, every match - win or lose. Focus on playing to win, not playing to lose, for there is a season of difference between the two.
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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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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.
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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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The substitute that thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place.
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Coaches must be flexible, for then they won't get bent out of shape.
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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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Shared victory is a double victory, shared defeat is half-defeat.
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Focus on winning the contest with yourself.
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Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.
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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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Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.
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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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If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel.
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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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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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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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