I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me.… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
People think of beach volleyball as something you just play and have fun. They don't realize there's a lot of discipline involved… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
Our big hope is to get to the Olympics and win the first beach volleyball gold medal - if we can make… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
From the mid-'70s to the mid-'90s, that was the golden age of the beach volleyball mystique. I was absolutely mesmerized by the… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
My buddies and I were just hooked on beach volleyball. We were obsessed with the game. — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
When three-quarters of the tournaments were being held in parking lots and other artificial locations, that was a growing frustration for me… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
I certainly think it's ironic that beach volleyball was first played in the 1930s in Santa Monica and tournaments of a high… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
Here I am, 11 years old, and these grown men have to give it everything they have to beat me. In one part of… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
The indoor game is much more of a team game, having to work effectively with a group of 15 to 20 people, striving to… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
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… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
Great passing and setting - I admire that more than the super big guys pounding the ball. — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
I still get excited just attending a final four, because the process is so long, so arduous, so challenging, that when it finally arrives,… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
I take a tremendous amount of punishment and abuse every weekend because every team serves at me. So I have to carry the offensive… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
A lot of guys are out there with their iPods. I'm not one of them. I just never really got into it. — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
And I really felt like I would regret never accomplishing my goals on the beach, or missing special moments with my kids, more than… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
The men's game probably has a little more power to it, so the rallies aren't quite as long. Some people prefer that power and… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court. — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match. — Karch Kiraly Copy Share
