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…

- Karch Kiraly

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 …

- Karch Kiraly

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, …

- Karch Kiraly

Not everything you're going to do in volleyball - or in life, for that matter - is exciting or fully functional, but if you have the willpower to mak…

- Karch Kiraly

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…

- Karch Kiraly

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 …

- Karch Kiraly

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

- Karch Kiraly

It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.

- Karch Kiraly

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

- Karch Kiraly