Karch Kiraly
Karch Kiraly
Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiralyis an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. He is the only playerwho have won Olympic gold medals in both volleyball categories: beach and indoor. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball,, volleyball's highest governing body, honored Kiraly as the greatest volleyball player of the 20th Century. He played college volleyball for the UCLA Bruins and won three national championships under head coach Al Scates...
exciting fresh teams
There are so many new teams on the men's side, it's an exciting time. We're all getting a fresh start.
team winning focus
I have adrenaline going and then focus on what I have to do and do it well. I know we'll have a good chance to win the match that way. I don't concern myself with the other team.
team night massage
When I was on the U.S. men's indoor team, I was on the road 200 days of the year and sometimes in the worst conditions. We didn't have the food or luxuries we wanted. We didn't have a laundry service. So every night after the match, I soaped up my uniform in the shower. I learned to rely on outside things as little as possible, whether it was music or massage. I just got out of the habit of relying on outside things.
volleyball beach team
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 forced me - to be a much better all-around player. That allowed me to help our USA Olympic Team in many more ways than I ever could have otherwise.
volleyball team fall
We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have to use those to come back even stronger. That's what makes it sweeter, when we can overcome those and figure out a way to win. The great teams can do that, and those are the gold medal winning teams.
everybody heard trip wants
I've never heard of it being a challenge. Everybody wants to make the trip to Vegas.
forward fun last looking three
We've been having a lot of fun in our last three tournaments ... and we're looking forward to Chicago.
against effective olympics partner talking wish
One thing I'll be talking about during the Olympics is what my partner and I would do in this or that situation, ... Not so much in the sense of I wish I were there, but more like what would be effective against opponents.
blast california fans morning pool southern stay
It's just a blast to stay here. You can go to the pool in the morning and the afternoon. And a lot of our fans from Southern California are here.
against beach match stein title veteran won
We match up better against Karch and Lambert than we do against Stein and Jake,'' said Rogers, an 11-year beach veteran who won his 11th title in his 23 championship match.
court rainy shady side taught
He taught me where the shady side of the court is at the Outrigger, and the rainy side of the island,
along family far hoping last qualify tournament travel
He aspires to qualify for Beijing, ... I'm too old, and my family is too far along for me to travel and play in international tournaments. This could be our last tournament together, but I'm hoping it won't be.
volleyball games accomplishment
I still get excited just attending a final four, because the process is so long, so arduous, so challenging, that when it finally arrives, the adrenaline can't help but take over. I love the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie that the indoor game can engender.
taken thinking heat-and-humidity
How much we have to hydrate out here in this kind of heat and humidity. I think the most I have ever taken down in one day of fluids is five gallons - a gallon per match. If we didn't replace our fluids, we would probably keel over and die.