Strikers Volleyball Quotes

Volleyball was a lot of fun, but I knew it wasn't my sport. ~ Elena Delle Donne

The only discipline that lasts is self-discipline. ~ Bum Phillips

The biggest concern with female athletes is they don't naturally compete. And so I think a part of what we do here exceptionally well that separates us from other programs is we train them to compete. So a huge challenge in women's athletics is to get them to compete against their teammates and friends in practice with the same intensity they compete with their bitter rivals. So that's a huge challenge for me, to get the women in practice to go after each other the way you would a rival ~ Anson Dorrance

Since I decided to buy an island and move there with my favorite volleyball," Deacon shot back, watched his friend's lips twitch, ignored it, and moved into the room, shrugging off his coat and throwing it on the bed. ~ Kristen Ashley

Alan Smith ... very much a striker, by reputation ... and by fact ~ Peter Drury

It's the attitude of the players, not their skills, that is the biggest factor in determining whether you win or lose. ~ Harry Sinden

If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one ~ Pat Summitt

Volleyball is not like a formula so we must give players some freedom. ~ Karch Kiraly

Ronnie:" I guess I'm okay with that.But it's not going to be easy for you. They don't have a lot of fishing or mudding around here.
Will:" I figured."
Ronnie" And not a lot of beach volleyball,either. Especially in January."
Will" I guess I'll have to make some sacrifices."
Ronnie."Maybe if you're lucky, we can find you some other ways to occupy Your time. ~ Nicholas Sparks

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

My mentality has always been, If I'm not the best at something, then I might as well be the best at something else. I realized that I wasn't going to be an Olympic volleyball player, but I knew I could model at that level. ~ Gigi Hadid

How are you holding up?"
"I'm good.And still untouched," she added. "Are you alone in that bed?"
"Except for the six members of the all-girl Swedish volleyball team.Helga's got a hell of a spike.Aren't you going to ask what I'm wearing?"
"Black Speedos,sweat,and a big smile."
"How'd you guess?So,what are you wearing?"
Slowly,she ran a tongue around her teeth. "Oh,just this little..very little..white lace teddy."
"And stiletto heels."
"Naturally.With a pair of sheer hose.They have little pink roses around the tops. It matches the one I'm tucking between my breasts right now. I should add I've just gotten out of the tub.I'm still a little..wet."
"Jesus.You're too good at this.I'm hanging up."
Her response was a long, throaty laugh."I'm going to love driving the Jag.let me know when to expect the shipment."
When the phone clicked in her ear,she laughed again,turned, and found herself nearly face to face wth Kate. "how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough to be confused.Were you just having [hone sex with Josh? Our Josh?"
Carelessly,Margo brushed her hair behind her ear. "It was more foreplay really. ~ Nora Roberts

After the 1984 Summer Olympics, Reagan wanted to add the U.S. volleyball team to his Cabinet. He figured if they can't shove his programs down Congress' throat, nobody can. ~ Bob Hope

Destiny is as destiny does. If you believe you have no control, then you have no control. ~ Wess Roberts

My responsibility is leadership, and the minute I get negative, that is going to have an influence on my team. ~ Don Shula

I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it. ~ Joan Collins

Cork-born Mother Jones was renowned as a dramatic orator who relished props, curses, and all kinds of attention-getting tactics--sound at all Irish to you? She exaggerated her age, referring to strikers not too much younger than herself as "my boys" and donning frumpish costumes to emphasize her "motherly appearance. ~ Rashers Tierney

The (volleyball) player is not a soloist, but a member of an orchestra. When that player begins to think, 'Im special,' (The player) is finished. ~ Bernardo Rezende

We certainly have to improve on our performances especially up front. It's not that the strikers are not in form, as all four of them are; they just have to be more accurate. ~ Roberto Mancini

There was no 'I' in team, but there was meat in team. And we were all dead meat. ~ Jennifer Lane

The idea that I [should] trust my eyes more than the stats, I don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know that the rabbit's not in there. ~ Billy Beane

My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker. ~ Ruud Van Nistelrooy

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

If you want to be in the best shape, diet is super important. You can exercise all you want, but if you're not eating the right foods, it's not going to equal out. You're not going to get the results you want. ~ Misty May-Treanor

It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either. ~ Karch Kiraly

Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest. Nutrition is obviously very important, but rest is equally important. At rest is when your body is trying to recover. ~ Misty May-Treanor

For the players to put their minds and vigour into the game is not enough for victory. They must also put in their souls. The team that gives up to the game all its strengths and puts into it its mind and soul cannot leave the court defeated. ~ Viacheslav Platonov

Most people put a hat and glasses on to go incognito. I take them off. ~ Karch Kiraly

I would prefer to tell a young player what to do than how to do it. ~ Greg Chappell

I'm not trying to set the bar high. We're just trying to compete. We want to grind. This is what we do. ~ Russ Rose

The beach game taught me great lessons about how to elevate the play of my teammate, or teammates, and how to anticipate and expect the ball so much more than the indoor game ever could. It taught me - even forced me - to be a much better all-around player. That allowed me to help our USA Olympic Team in many more ways than I ever could have otherwise. ~ Karch Kiraly

'Acting as if ... ' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me to at least try to become a war correspondent. ~ Samantha Power