John Kessel
John Kessel
JohnKesselis an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer, and the author of two solo novels, Good News From Outer Spaceand Corrupting Dr. Niceand one novel, Freedom Beachin collaboration with his friend James Patrick Kelly...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 September 1950
CountryUnited States of America
sports mistake balls
Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.
sports volleyball horse
No jockey ever won a race by carrying the horse across the finish line; no coach ever won a volleyball match by touching the ball during play.
sports self-confidence games
Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.
sports player games
The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.
sports volleyball real
Think positive, real volleyball happens too fast to think any other way.
sports volleyball giving
The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.
sports winning focus
Focus on winning the contest with yourself.
sports tactics principles
Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles.
sports games two
There is nothing less important in life than the score after one game of a two out of three game match.
sports heart eye
A coach must sometimes see players with his heart, and hear them with his eyes.
sports art player
I am here to give my players the little push they need, just like they needed long ago, when first learning the art of the swing. All you needed then was a little push, and quickly you were pumping away, flying higher and higher, without any more help from the 'coach.'
wise sports player
The wise coach takes all the heat when his players lose, and gives them all the credit when they win.
sports practice play
Study hard, practice hard, play ferociously.
leadership sports team
Kids on a team are like flowers in a bouquet, there is always one that wants to face a different way than the arranger desires.