Greg Kinnear

Same job, whether it's comedy or drama. Regardless of the weight of the role, I feel like the job is always kind of the same. Who is this person? What's this guy here, and how is he playing with this thing, and what's he trying to say? And what's the volley with all these other people around him?

American Actor

Rudyard Kipling

Small miseries, like small debts, hit us in so many places, and meet us at so many turns and corners, that what they want in weight, they make up in number, and render it less hazardous to stand the fire of one cannon ball, than a volley composed of such a shower of bullets.

English Writer

Tim Henman

Volleying comes into grass-court tennis because it's a surface that favours the player who gets on the front foot. So if you've got an opportunity to come in and be aggressive, then finishing the points at the net is always going to be a good strategy.

British Tennis Player

Tom Hodgkinson

We can live frugally. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about. But when I put forward this simple notion, I was greeted with a volley of resentment.

British Writer

Maria Sharapova

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.

Russian Athlete

Jane Kaczmarek

One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other.

American Actress

Stefan Edberg

If you serve well, your volleys are going to be so much easier. It has got to do with confidence, obviously.

Swedish Athlete

Alok Nath

I have shielded myself against the volley of jokes that I have been made the subject of.

Indian Actor

John McEnroe

I didn't serve and volley until I got to Wimbledon in '77.

American Tennis Player

Peter Crouch

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to score volleys.

English Athlete

Used to describe a concentrated outburst, often unexpected and overwhelming.

Sudden Onslaught

Often implies negative events like attacks or criticisms, not positive ones.

Negative Connotation

In sports, a volley requires good timing to hit the ball before it lands.

Precise Timing

Seen as a skillful move in sports, often used by experienced players.

Advanced Skill

Verb form suggests an aggressive, often coordinated action by a group.

Aggressive Action

Implies multiple items are launched or thrown in quick succession, not just one.

Rapid Succession

Verb form is mostly used in sports like tennis, badminton, or volleyball.

Sporting Context

Conveys an immediate, reactive action to an incoming ball or object.

Active Response

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