Explore Quotes by Karch Kiraly

Chicago is one of my favorite cities because it has great sand, weather and an enthusiastic crowd.

We don't like to be forced off our own tour, onto foreign soil, to qualify for our Olympic teams. That's ridiculous.

The Ariake Arena is stunningly beautiful.

We surprised ourselves in '84 when we thought we could win a major tournament but hadn't yet until we won the gold medal.

Al was already a legend when I got to campus. You wanted to play for the best? You went to UCLA to play for Al Scates.

Once the ball goes up, nobody's paying attention to what we're wearing.

I really have no long-term goals.

There will always be people who think volleyball, at least for boys anyway, is a sport you play when you can't letter in anything else.

As a player competes less, I would imagine doing promotional work becomes a higher priority.

I love beating guys who are younger than me.

I certainly think it's ironic that beach volleyball was first played in the 1930s in Santa Monica and tournaments of a high caliber have been happening in this country since the 1940s, and the FIVB, for many years, has ignored beach volleyball.

What better way to make a living than going to the beach?

When I think of those who were the greatest in their respective sports, it was their drive for perfection that made them the best.

It's more challenging on the beach. And there's a totally different atmosphere. There's not nearly so much protocol as indoors. It's not so strait-laced.

It's natural to have butterflies, sweaty palms... that's a good sign you're prepared for battle, prepared to take on something difficult.

Our seasons aren't like most sports, where the climax comes at the end. With us, the Olympics are much more important than anything else.

It's nice at the beach. You don't have to wear a shirt.

We'd get right up and go straight to the beach for practice. Afterward, we'd leave on our wringing, dirty clothes and jump in the ocean. Then we'd leave them drying on the beach. That was our laundry break. Then, we'd play all afternoon.

I'm very happy being able to travel freely and go anywhere I want to.

I don't think beyond tomorrow or the next day.

And I really felt like I would regret never accomplishing my goals on the beach, or missing special moments with my kids, more than I would miss winning a third gold medal.