The biggest lesson Karch Kiraly taught the Long Beach State indoor team

Karch Kiraly is considered by many to be the greatest beach volleyball player of all time (not to mention his three gold medals indoor, as well as the gold he just won as the coach of the United States National Team at the Tokyo Olympics). Kyle Friend had the fortune of getting taught by Kiraly while Friend was an outside hitter at Long Beach State, where Kiraly dropped some golden nuggets of wisdom for the 49ers.

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