The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control.

Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.

Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.

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.

Play your heart out each game, so you can look your teammates in the eyes and ask, without saying it, 'I played full out, did you?'

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

Good players win volleyball games for you, not tall players.

Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.

Too many players are so afraid to do anything that they seldom venture to do anything.

Most of us are referees at heart; we like to call throws and errors on someone else.

Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.

...goals not bathed in prayer or brought in humility before the Lord turn out to be downright useless. They don't go anywhere. They don't accomplish anything.

If I'm more prepared, the success will fall on me; if not, it will fall on someone else, and I'm okay with that.

Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.

Business is so much lower a thing than learning that a man used to the last cannot easily bring his stomach down to the first.

I could be wrong about salvation. I could be wrong about a lot of things.

Maybe I won't stay out of prison. Who knows?

Two weeks together, that’s all it took, two weeks for me to fall in love with you. ♥

One thing that was passed on from generation to generation in my family, over seven generations in 200 years, was never give up. That's the way we live.

Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of small minds.

I don't go to parties and all that. I don't think being seen or being in the right place is going to make me a better actress. I care about my work and try to do what's right in my heart.