Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1939), Birth: 21-1-1939, Death: 26-12-2005
1.
Victories come when their time comes. Often later than you wish. Patience is an essential quality of a coach's profession.
Viacheslav Platonov
2.
Demonstration of individual talent involves originality and it is easy to destroy natural talent.
Viacheslav Platonov
3.
Only those who do not work do not make mistakes.
Viacheslav Platonov
4.
For the players to put their minds and vigour into the game is not enough for victory. They must also put in their souls. The team that gives up to the game all its strengths and puts into it its mind and soul cannot leave the court defeated.
Viacheslav Platonov
5.
In my opinion the teaching of volleyball technique, ..., must always be correlated with tactical tasks.