I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match..

I have adrenaline going and then focus on what I have to do and do it well. I know we'll have a good chance to win the match that way. I don't concer….

When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose..

No volleyball play can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is totally under your control. In other endeavors, you cannot ….

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 ….

We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to ai….

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

I played a kid's game, I got to do it at the beach, and I was able to support my family. I consider myself incredibly lucky..

Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court..

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

My dad was a really intense competitor and that rubbed off on me. He was loud and vocal on the court, so I let him do all the talking. But I develope….

I had four different colors of hats, one of which was pink. I just got on a roll with the pink hat. So what started out as a superstition grew into a….

We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have to use those to come back even st….

The indoor game is much more of a team game, having to work effectively with a group of 15 to 20 people, striving to improve every day, every drill, ….

There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mul….

Playing against better competition makes you better and more focused, so you can do what you have to, to win..

I just think about what I am doing on my side of the net, which requires focus. Even after all the years I've been playing, I still get butterflies b….

When I was on the U.S. men's indoor team, I was on the road 200 days of the year and sometimes in the worst conditions. We didn't have the food or lu….

Physically I'm not as strong as I was, but I try to make up for it mentally. It's a big challenge, and I relish it, competing with guys half my age..

My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because I'm not ….

It's a serve and pass game..