Kerri Walsh Quotes

Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.

When you drop the ball, it's not about, 'Oh, he can't catch,' or none of that. If you put time into something, of course you can catch. I wouldn't have got drafted if I couldn't.

There's no room for being disappointed or for excuses, 'Oh, I had four match points.'

I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing

The more you care, the stronger you can be.

When you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

Keep a stiff upper chin.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder next time.

When you're out of will power you call on stubbornness, that's the trick.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

You’ve got to worry about the next play…Keep believing because people aren’t always going to like you but you have to believe in the people around you…You’re going to get knocked down but it’s how many times you get back up.

I vowed I wouldn't ever let anyone destroy me again. I was going to work at it every day, so hard that I would be the toughest guy in the world. By the end of practice, I wanted to be physically tired, to know that I'd been through a workout. If I wasn't tired, I must have cheated somehow, so I stayed a little longer.

Do what is necessary to be resilient. You will get knocked down. What matters is that you get back up.

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

I can't control the naysayers. I can control my attitude and work ethic and determination and that's what I'm focused on now.

As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn't, but it wasn't hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard.

We were very aggressive, and when we're aggressive, it's hard to stop us.

I'm going to be on a mission. I've handled my personal vendettas and handled them well. Every challenge you put in front of me, I've handled it, dismantled it - ate them, dropped them off in the bathroom and flushed them away.

Just keep going - no feeling is final.

Man's inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.