You must allow your players to become the athletes they can be. Don’t make them into anything just to become the kind of winners fans, friends and others think they must be.

The sport of volleyball will never give you something that you can’t handle; whether you do handle it is another question.

Coaches must be flexible, for then they won’t get bent out of shape.

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.’

Coaches need to have the ability of tact – to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.

Never mishandle hope or self-confidence – those are elements of life, not just a game.

There are two basic situations in volleyball – either you got the ball or you don’t.

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.

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.

There is no such thing as ‘staying in shape;’ you either work to get better, or you allow yourself to get worse.