For us it's better to think of our opponents as idiots. It's easier to play hard against someone you don't like than… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
If I can help my teammate or teammates play at a level they've never played at before, then it doesn't even matter… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
There will always be people who think volleyball, at least for boys anyway, is a sport you play when you can't letter… — 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
Al was already a legend when I got to campus. You wanted to play for the best? You went to UCLA to… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
No volleyball play can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is totally under your control. In… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
We'd get right up and go straight to the beach for practice. Afterward, we'd leave on our wringing, dirty clothes and jump… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
The beach game taught me great lessons about how to elevate the play of my teammate, or teammates, and how to anticipate… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
My general rule, which I have followed throughout my coaching career, is that everyone doesn't necessarily get treated the same way, because… — 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
