Are you passionate about volleyball and always looking for some extra inspiration? Then look no further – we have collected the best volleyball quotes and sayings just for you! Whether it’s to laugh at a dorky joke while warming up with your teammates or to get into the right headspace during a big match, these 45 motivational words of wisdom are guaranteed to help you rise up.
From wise quotes by famous coaches like John Wooden and inspiring words from legendary volleyball players such as Misty May-Treanor, these sayings will ignite your fire on taking your game – and yourself – to new heights.
I hope you enjoy these volleyball quotes…
1) “If a man is a quitter, I’d rather find out in practice. I ask for all a player has so I’ll know later what I can expect.” – Bear Bryant
2) “Adversity if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.” – Kerri Walsh Jennings
3) “Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.” – Magic Johnson
4) “Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don’t be afraid to hit the ball.” – Billie Jean King
5) “You are not a failure until you start blaming others for those mistakes.” – John Wooden
6) “Competitive people, that’s what gets you over the top. Show your teammates, the fans, your coaches how competitive you are.” – Mike Babcock
7) “Have the courage to take risks and victory will follow.” – Unknown
8) “Effort without talent is a depressing situation…but talent without effort is a tragedy.” – Mike Ditka
9) “You’re either getting better or getting worse. I don’t think you stay the same in sports. If we want to achieve something special in the game, then those players have to recognize that they’re responsible every day for getting better.” – Russ Rose
Have faith in yourself…
10) “Having faith in yourself creates a path to success.” – Unknown
11) “Don’t fire your opponents up. If they’re down, don’t tick them off. Let them stay down.” – Sinjin Smith
12) “Focus all your effort on what is in your power to control.” – John Wooden
13) “Good players rarely look like the game is stressful for them, and they never seem rushed because they adjust their position all the time based on what’s happening. They’re always compensating for the movement of their teammates and the movement on the other side of the court, whether it’s blocking or backcourt.” – Doug Beal
14) “You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness.” – Brad Stevens
15) “I have had to change the game to one that is a match of wits rather than brawn to give myself a fighting chance.” – Todd Rogers
16) “It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.” – Evander Holyfield
Volleyball Quotes by Misty May-Treanor
17) “It’s important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it…It’s about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate.” – Misty May-Treanor
18) “It takes a lot of hard work and dedication just like any pro sport. Especially for beach volleyball, you don’t have to be tall or as fast as other sports. You just have to have the skills.” – Misty May-Treanor
19) “It isn’t hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.” – Willie Mays
20) “Don’t just beat them, make a lasting impression that makes them never want to see your face again.” – Mia Hamm
21) “The key is not the ‘will to win’ – everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.” – Bobby Knight
22) “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Darrel Royal
23) “No one’s ever gotten better by practicing less.” – Ron Jaworski
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24) “There’s nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren’t ready. Every athlete has those feelings to mull over, and over and over…Don’t even expose yourself to the possibility to being caught off-guard.” – Karch Kiraly
25) “One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
26) “Over the years, I realized that if I’d done everything possible to prepare myself for matches and tournaments, it took a weight off my shoulders and allowed me to play without fear of losing. When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose.” – Karch Kiraly
27) “Perseverance brings triumph – never give up!” – Unknown
28) “Play and practice like you are trying to make the team.” – Mike Krzyzewski
Put your heart into it…
29) “Put your heart into it and commit with passion.” – Unknown
30) “Rise up, for your team depends on you.” – Unknown
31) “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back – play for her.” – Mia Hamm
32) “Teamwork bears the seeds of success.” – Unknown
33) “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” – Vincent T. Lombardi
34) “There are no magic plays. You win based on effort, unmet focus, and being brilliant at the little details.” – Steve Kerr
35) “I don’t think anybody has a ceiling. Everybody can constantly improve.” – Chip Kelly
36) “The courage to try is the strength of champions.” – Unknown
37) “Too many people get in a position of authority and aren’t willing to get down on the floor and belly laugh with five- and six-year-olds.” – Arnie Ball
38) “Volleyball: unstoppable force in movement” – Unknown
Volleyball Quotes by Gabrielle Reece
39) “Volleyball anchored me at a time in my life when I needed it. It gave me a reason for being this big, big girl.” – Gabrielle Reece
40) “If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you’re not, you can feed off their energy.” – Gabrielle Reece
41) “The winners in life think in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have done, would have done, and what they can’t do.” – Dennis Waitley
42) “With drive and determination, we can overcome all obstacles” – Unknown
43) “You learn you can do your best even when it’s hard, even when you’re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.” – Joe Namath
44) “You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can’t go hide in the corner.” – Kerri Walsh
45) “It’s your time to shine, don’t be scared to take center court.” – Unknown
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