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> [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 more than the indoor game ever could. It taught me - even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/the-beach-game-taught-me-great-lessons-about-how-to-elevate-the-play/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

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## More by Karch Kiraly

> [Here I am, 11 years old, and these grown men have to give it everything they have to beat me. In one part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/here-i-am-11-years-old-and-these-grown-men-have-to-give-it-everything/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/the-indoor-game-is-much-more-of-a-team-game-having-to-work/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-just-think-about-what-i-am-doing-on-my-side-of-the-net-which/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [It feels awesome to be back in the winners' circle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/it-feels-awesome-to-be-back-in-the-winners-circle/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [Any beach is more attractive than the inside of any stadium in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/any-beach-is-more-attractive-than-the-inside-of-any-stadium-in-the/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [Great passing and setting - I admire that more than the super big guys pounding the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/great-passing-and-setting-i-admire-that-more-than-the-super-big-guys/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [I still get excited just attending a final four, because the process is so long, so arduous, so challenging, that when it finally arrives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-still-get-excited-just-attending-a-final-four-because-the-process/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [I take a tremendous amount of punishment and abuse every weekend because every team serves at me. So I have to carry the offensive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-take-a-tremendous-amount-of-punishment-and-abuse-every-weekend/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-was-fortunate-to-start-the-sport-at-a-young-age-i-was-6-years-old/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [A lot of guys are out there with their iPods. I'm not one of them. I just never really got into it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/a-lot-of-guys-are-out-there-with-their-ipods-i-m-not-one-of-them-i/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [And I really felt like I would regret never accomplishing my goals on the beach, or missing special moments with my kids, more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/and-i-really-felt-like-i-would-regret-never-accomplishing-my-goals-on/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/the-men-s-game-probably-has-a-little-more-power-to-it-so-the-rallies/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/practice-like-it-s-competition-and-compete-like-it-s-another-day-on/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-didn-t-want-to-use-anything-as-a-crutch-and-ever-have-excuses/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

> [It's a serve and pass game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/it-s-a-serve-and-pass-game/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

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