Latest Karch Kiraly Quotes from Interviews

• Cuando estaba en el equipo masculino de pista cubierta de Estados Unidos, estaba en la carretera 200 días al año y a veces en las peores condiciones. No teníamos la comida ni los lujos que queríamos. No teníamos servicio de lavandería. Así que cada noche, después del partido, enjabonaba mi uniforme en la ducha. Aprendí a depender lo menos posible de cosas externas, ya fuera música o masajes. Simplemente perdí la costumbre de depender de cosas externas.

  Karch Kiraly

  Equipo, Noche, Hombres

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• No quería utilizar nada como muleta ni tener excusas para afrontar un partido.

  Karch Kiraly

  Usar, Querer, Muletas

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• No tengo que ponerme las pilas ni calmarme. Cuando llegamos a las últimas rondas de un torneo y hay más en juego, tengo aún más adrenalina. Si llegamos a la final, será una oportunidad más de ganar un torneo a mi edad. Eso no ocurre muy a menudo.

  Karch Kiraly

  Winning, Opportunity, Age

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• Sólo pienso en lo que estoy haciendo en mi lado de la red, lo que requiere concentración. Incluso después de todos los años que llevo jugando, sigo teniendo mariposas antes de cada partido.

  Karch Kiraly

  Mariposa, Pensamiento, Años

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• Me sube la adrenalina y luego me centro en lo que tengo que hacer y hacerlo bien. Sé que así tendremos muchas posibilidades de ganar el partido. No me preocupo por el otro equipo.

  Karch Kiraly

  Equipo, Ganar, Concentración

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• Quiero ser lo más autosuficiente posible y hacerlo todo desde dentro.

  Karch Kiraly

  Ser, Querer, Autónomo

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• In high school, some of the guys were really into music. When I first joined the team as a sophomore, I was blown away when we came out for our first home match—I'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. The seniors would bring their whole stereo system. We started by yelling and stuff inside this little room just off the gym; then the coaches said, "Ready. Go!" We threw open the door and came running out. Even when I hear the songs now I get all jacked up.

  Karch Kiraly

  Senior, Running, Song

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• When I warm up now though—especially on center court—there is usually music playing, so I don't really mess with music.

  Karch Kiraly

  Court, Mess, Warm

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• A lot of guys are out there with their iPods. I'm not one of them. I just never really got into it.

  Karch Kiraly

  Ipods, Guy

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• I thank my dad for my mental longevity and for the fact we played against better competition.

  Karch Kiraly

  Dad, Competition, Facts

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• Jugar contra rivales mejores te hace ser mejor y estar más concentrado, para poder hacer lo necesario para ganar.

  Karch Kiraly

  Ganar, Competencia, Puede

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• I couldn't be messing around and acting like an 11-year-old if we expected to compete well. I wanted to compete well, because it was great to see the looks in the eyes of men—like, "Wow, I am having a hard time beating this kid."

  Karch Kiraly

  Kids, Eye, Men

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• It was really an exciting time trying to find my way from being a boy to becoming a man—being toe to toe and eye to eye with grown men, even though I was only 11 or 12.

  Karch Kiraly

  Eye, Men, Boys

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• Mi padre era un competidor muy intenso y eso se me pegó. Era ruidoso y vocal en la cancha, así que yo le dejaba hablar a él. Pero yo desarrollé una especie de intensidad silenciosa que sabía que tenía que tener para mejorar y competir con hombres adultos. Necesitaba concentrarme al máximo.

  Karch Kiraly

  Papá, Hombres, Hablar

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• I had a bunch of different colored hats I wore. When I started wearing a pink one, we won five or six tournaments in a row, so I stuck with it. It started as superstition and now it's tradition—my hideous trademark that I always wear.

  Karch Kiraly

  Superstitions, Hats, Six

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started playing tournaments together when I was 11, in the lower ranking of beach volleyball in California. We weren't playing against kids; we played against grown men, so immediately, I had to raise my game to compete.

  Karch Kiraly

  Deportes, Voleibol, Playa

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• One of the best ways to [improve my longevity] that is to minimize injury or avoid it by being more flexible—especially when we are meeting at the net. There is a hitter and blocker, which means a lot foot contact, where you can twist your ankle easily.

  Karch Kiraly

  Mean, Feet, Ankles

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• The exercises helped get the flexibility back in my ankle and also increased my overall flexibility. As I was getting into my 30s, I wanted to do everything I could to improve my longevity.

  Karch Kiraly

  Exercise, Ankles, Longevity

  Fuente: www.stack.com

• The first thing I do when I get there—like all of the players on tour—is apply sunscreen. One of the few hazards of the job is the wear-and-tear our skin takes from the sun.

  Karch Kiraly

  Jobs, Player, Tears

  Fuente: www.stack.com

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