1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where I'm recovering 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: from a Memorial Day weekend reunion. 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,199 Speaker 2: With all my Cornell besties. 4 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: Is there anything better that belly laughs with friends who 5 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: have known you since your eyebrows were a disaster, your 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: taste in romantic partners was tragic. 7 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: And your liver was built to last. 8 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, May twenty seventh, and on Today show, we're 9 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: skipping the need to know and getting straight to my 10 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: conversation with a beach volleyball legend. Three time Olympic medallist, 11 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 1: April ross I. Caught up with her a few weeks 12 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: ago to discuss her decision to retire at the end 13 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: of last season, the success of NCAA Beach Volleyball, and 14 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: her new role with USA Volleyball ahead of the twenty 15 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: twenty eight LA Olympics. That conversation's coming up right after this. 16 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: Joining US now she's one of the greatest beach volleyball 17 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: players of all time. A three time Olympic medalist, She's 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: got the whole collection, gold, silver, and bronze, A five 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: time AVP MVP. She was also a collegiate All American 20 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: and indoor volleyball leading USC to back to back national titles. 21 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: She was recently named the Head of Coaching for Beach 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: National Teams, responsible for supporting the professional development of Beach 23 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: national team coaches, enhancing their training, competition preparedness, and the 24 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: performance of American beach volleyball athletes on the international stage. 25 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: Mom to Baby Ross and Pop Rue. We own the 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: same reindeer Onesie and we partied in the USA at 27 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: a Miley Cyrus concert together. It's April Ross. 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: What's up? April? 29 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:20,839 Speaker 1: Hi? Yay? 30 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: I made it? 31 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me. 32 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: Technical difficulties, which, honestly, I blame you the least of 33 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: any guest we've ever had, because literally your office is 34 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: the beach. How can you be expected to have to 35 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: work with technology in a four wild place with a roof. 36 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: It's one of the challenges that we face every day. 37 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 3: You know, it's a hard life. 38 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: Well, we're going to talk about your transition to having 39 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: to be a real person who works more of a 40 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: real job, But I want to first talk about your retirement. 41 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: You officially retired last November at the end of the 42 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: AVP Beach season. 43 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: Was there a. 44 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: Specific moment when you realized it was time? Like, was 45 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: there one day where you were like, that's it, this 46 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: is going to be it. 47 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 3: Yes, it was the first man I met the first 48 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: match when I came back after having a baby, so 49 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 3: that was well before my retirement as the first match 50 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 3: of the season and we get into it and you know, 51 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 3: my heart rate is through the roof, just because I 52 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 3: haven't had that adrenaline spike or I haven't been in 53 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 3: competition for I think like a year and a half 54 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 3: two years, and it was just so much stress on 55 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 3: my body and my mind and not enough Why there 56 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 3: wasn't I already. I just knew right away, like I 57 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 3: went to why why am I out here? Why am 58 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 3: I doing this? And it wasn't strong enough for me 59 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 3: to think, oh, this is so worth it. And I 60 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 3: kind of knew right then like Okay, this is this 61 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: is gonna be it. I just don't have it in 62 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 3: me anymore. And it was fun and I'm glad that 63 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 3: we did that last season. I really wanted to have 64 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 3: some closure for my career, play with Alex again, get 65 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 3: on the a VP and you know, come back after 66 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 3: having a kid. Was that was really important to me. 67 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 3: And I'm so happy with how Alex and I finished 68 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 3: the year, but like there was no part of me 69 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: when I got to the end that you know, where 70 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 3: I was like, oh, I'm so sad. It was like 71 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 3: this has been great and I'm so excited to be done. 72 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: Alex of course, Alex Kleinman, who is the teammate you 73 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: won gold with at the Tokyo Games, were you surprised 74 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: to feel that way? Like did you get ready for 75 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: that tournament thinking like, oh my god, I'm so excited 76 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 1: to come back after baby, this is going to be amazing, 77 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: and you were like, oh, whoa, this feels different. 78 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. I've been so used to being so competitive and 79 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 3: just wanting to win, and that's driven me for so long. 80 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: I don't think I realized how important just I mean, 81 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 3: and I can't say that like winning the gold was 82 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 3: like necessary, you know, but I think that quest for 83 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 3: gold was really, you know, what drove me for so 84 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: long and how good can I be? And I really 85 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: wanted to go to Tokyo. I was going to be 86 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: thirty eight or thirty nine. I just still felt like 87 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: I had more in me to prove and so that 88 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: was my driving force. And then after getting the gold, 89 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: it was you know kind of like okay, check and 90 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: then yeah, coming back, I just thought that I loved 91 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 3: winning so much and pushing myself so much that I 92 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: wasn't going to need that. But I you know, it 93 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,919 Speaker 3: was just really obvious that I had nothing personal goal 94 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: wise to work for, you know, in the sport as 95 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 3: an athlete any longer. And it was just kind of 96 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: this you know, farewell tour, which was really fun. But 97 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 3: on my break, I realized like, oh, this is what 98 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: real life, This is what regular life is like, you know, 99 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 3: and I don't have to be crushing my body and 100 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 3: be dialed in three sixty five like all the time. 101 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: And it's really really nice, you know, And you get 102 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 3: to you get to that point where you're just working 103 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 3: so hard all the time you don't even think about it. 104 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: You're like, this is just my day to day, this 105 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 3: is what it takes. And then you stop and you 106 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 3: realize you don't have to do that, and it's hard 107 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 3: to get back there if you don't have a really strong. 108 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: Why Yeah, yeah, I mean all that makes so much sense. 109 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,919 Speaker 1: Were the emotions of that final tournament knowing it was 110 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: your last? Were you able to play freely or was 111 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: it hard not to think about each moment being the 112 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 1: last like this is my last warm up, this is 113 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: my last first set, this is my last hug and 114 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: butt slap and huddle and all the things. 115 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 3: It was a little a little bit of both. You know, 116 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 3: we had a coach with us and we were getting 117 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 3: kind of tight because we wanted to do well, obviously, 118 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: especially in the Championships, in our last match, and he's like, 119 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 3: you guys just got to enjoy it. You gotta like 120 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 3: appreciate being out there with each other, and that kind 121 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 3: of switched our mindset a little bit, and we really 122 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: did enjoy it well at the same time, you know, 123 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 3: doing what we could to end on a high note. 124 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: And we hadn't really been satisfied with how we had 125 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 3: laid kind of the whole season. We weren't, you know, 126 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 3: obviously as sharp as when we were out there leading 127 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 3: up to Tokyo, but we did end up beating a 128 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 3: very good team in our last match together, so that 129 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: was that was awesome to end on that. 130 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, Wasserman and Mizzuno commissioned a varsity jacket 131 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: with patches like commemorating some of your greatest achievements. It 132 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 1: was actually made by a friend of mine, Emma McKee, 133 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: who is known as the Stitch God. She's based out 134 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: of here in Chicago. She's actually a super slice. She 135 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: listens to every show. So, hi, Emma, and that's who 136 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: they had make it. 137 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 2: What did that mean to you? 138 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: To have this thing that you can pass on that 139 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: literally visually marks all these amazing achievements that you've had. 140 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: I was. 141 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 3: I was so shocked when I saw that, because number one, 142 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,360 Speaker 3: I've never had well, I've had Letterman jackets, but like 143 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 3: I never kept up with them. I didn't get all 144 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 3: the patches, and so like I've never worn them. 145 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: We didn't do that in school. I was alway that 146 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: we didn't have that at my school. 147 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, we didn't. We kind of had it, we didn't, 148 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: you know, it wasn't really a big thing. And so 149 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 3: to get to the end of my career and then 150 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 3: have this jacket that just had it's like Letterman from 151 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 3: every single stage in my life, and yeah, it's amazing. 152 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 3: I almost feel like it'd be too much of a 153 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: flex to wear it anywhere, so I have to figure 154 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 3: out where I can wear it. But it's amazing and 155 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 3: I will pass it on, and yeah, I hope that 156 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 3: it's my family for a long time. It's it's amazing. 157 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really cool. 158 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: So I mentioned you one gold with Alex Climban in Tokyo. 159 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: It feels like you were pretty intentional about Okay, I 160 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: want to keep playing even though I've achieved the highest, 161 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: you know, the top of the mountain. I want to 162 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: come back after baby. You missed the Paris Games after 163 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,679 Speaker 1: having your son? Was that intentional? Was your family planning 164 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: like if I missed the games, that's fine, or was 165 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: it like an oopsie, we timed this wrong? 166 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 3: No, I mean it was I didn't know after Tokyo 167 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: if I wanted to start a family or not. And 168 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 3: you know, one thing led to another, and your you know, 169 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: post Olympics is always like a weird time and you 170 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 3: reevaluate your life, and after a couple of months it 171 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 3: was you know, it hit me really hard, like, oh, yeah, 172 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 3: I do want to start a family, so this is 173 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 3: priority number one. I didn't care what happened as far 174 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 3: as volleyball goes, and so thankfully, gratefully that happened. And 175 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 3: then you know the next thing is, well, let's you know, 176 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 3: Alex didn't know she wanted to come back. I had 177 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 3: to call her and convince her she. 178 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: Timed her baby at the same time, basically, right. 179 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, she always knew that was her plan, so I 180 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 3: kind of like copied her a little bit. But yeah, 181 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 3: she was at peace being done, and but I called 182 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 3: her and I'm like, hey, what if we just, you know, 183 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,680 Speaker 3: have one more season together. We didn't get to play 184 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 3: a lot after we won gold, and I think it'd 185 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 3: be really fun. So she jumped on board and it 186 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 3: was a little you know, she wasn't gonna go for Paris. 187 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: Well, actually she. 188 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 3: Was a little bit on the fence after we started 189 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: again too, but it was just a wait and see 190 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 3: type of type of thing. And then once we came 191 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 3: back and I had that experience on the sand of like, Okay, 192 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 3: I know this isn't I don't have I don't have 193 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 3: the drive anymore that of what I know it takes 194 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 3: to get see Olympics. I just I just let it go. 195 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 3: I wasn't going to try. It didn't bother me. Yeah, 196 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 3: I really didn't even think about it that much. I 197 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 3: was just when it rolled around, I was like, I'm 198 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 3: so excited to just sit on my couch and watch 199 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 3: and share all the other teams on and it was great. 200 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, so you're about a half year into retirement. One 201 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: of the things you mentioned was like, oh, I don't 202 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: have to beat my body up every day and be 203 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: aware of every little detail. That's the thing that we 204 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: most hear from athletes right after is oh, my gosh, 205 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: I have my own schedule, which is either a blessing 206 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: or a curse. But also like worrying everything you eat, 207 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: every workout, you do, everything you do for fun that 208 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: might injure you. What stands out to the most. What's 209 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: the biggest difference in your life after competition. 210 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 3: Honestly, the biggest difference is not worrying about how tired 211 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 3: I am, so like it was always a struggle, not 212 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 3: a struggle, but you know, a challenge and something I 213 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 3: focused on how do I recover faster than anyone and 214 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 3: how do I maintain my energy levels so that I 215 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 3: can compete at the best I can be? And now 216 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 3: it's like if I don't get a good night's sleep, eh, 217 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 3: who cares? You know, Like, I'll have some extra coffee 218 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 3: and it's totally fine. If you know, I can work 219 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 3: out five days, six days in a row if I 220 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 3: need to or want to, and if I'm tired, it 221 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 3: doesn't matter. And it's taken a lot of like stress 222 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 3: and anxiety away just on a day to day basis, 223 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 3: and that's my favorite thing. I'll stay up super late 224 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: and if I get five or six hours of sleep, 225 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 3: like it's okay. Yeah, but I'm still super dialed in 226 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 3: focused on my health and and try to, you know, 227 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: do things for my longevity every day. But it's more fun, 228 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: you know, because it's not it's not as necessary or 229 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: you know, I'm not, I don't have to do it 230 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 3: as much. 231 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, So what is your relationship with training and exercise? 232 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: Because I'm also fascinated by the athletes that are like 233 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: I retired and I sat on my ass for several 234 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: months before I was like, I guess I'm gonna start moving. 235 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 2: And then they're the ones that are like fit freaks. 236 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: It's just a part of life and always has been 237 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: and always will be to get up and thinking about 238 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: like what am I? 239 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 2: How am I moving today? Which one are you? 240 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:43,079 Speaker 3: I'm like the fitness freak type, but I've gone through 241 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 3: phases and my theory is like after college, there are 242 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 3: certain points in your career where you like hate working 243 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 3: out and if you've quit then or like, retire, then 244 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 3: you're gonna just want to sit on your sit on 245 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 3: your butt. Uh. I just got to a point where 246 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 3: it's such a part of my life and I realized 247 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 3: how beneficial it is for me mentally and physically. I 248 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 3: just feel so much better when I'm working out a 249 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 3: couple times a week that I have to do it, 250 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 3: and I love doing it, and honestly, it's yeah, it's 251 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 3: just as much for my mental health as my physical health. 252 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: So, yeah, you also live on the beach in a 253 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 1: beautiful place. Yeah, I've actually, like I have friends who 254 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: live by yous too, So like I've been walking down 255 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 1: the beach and been like, hey, it's April High, April, 256 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 1: April's training, April's practicing, like and I'm like, oh, that's 257 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: her life. 258 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 2: What a dream. 259 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: But now, just to be able to walk out your 260 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: door and just go for a walk or exercise on 261 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: the beach is so cool. 262 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. I do get out and play volleyball for my 263 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 3: workout though now and again. Yeah, and I still love 264 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 3: volleyball like I love playing. And what I've learned, I 265 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: mean I kind of already knew this, but there is 266 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 3: literally no substitute for playing beach volleyball, like you burn 267 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 3: so many calori reason it's so hard and you don't 268 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 3: think about it because you're having fun. It's the best 269 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 3: workout you can do in my opinion. 270 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, you've retired from beach volleyball, but not from 271 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: volleyball itself and not from working. 272 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 2: So let's talk about your new job. 273 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 1: Paris Olympics was the first since the two thousand Sydney 274 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: Games without an American on the podium, so you are 275 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: sort of in charge of figuring out how to get 276 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: the Americans back on top. 277 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 2: Do you think that lack of US success in Paris 278 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: was tough luck? Was it an off year? Is there 279 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 2: something more at play? 280 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 3: I think we have the talent to medal. I think 281 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 3: we had the talent to medal in Paris, and it 282 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 3: was surprising that we didn't. The unique thing about our 283 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 3: teams in Paris was that everyone was new, except for 284 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 3: Kelly Chang. It was her second time, and experience matters 285 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 3: and counts, and if you don't know what to expect 286 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 3: when you're going into a games, it can be overwhelming 287 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 3: and tough to deal with. And you know, I don't 288 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 3: know how those teams prepared. I obviously wasn't a part 289 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 3: of it, So that I think was just a little 290 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 3: bit of the issue. You know, Kerrie and Misty have retired. 291 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 3: You know, a lot of veteran players are not playing anymore, 292 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 3: and so we had a new crop of athletes going 293 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 3: in and they gained really valuable experience even though they 294 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 3: didn't get a medal, And the same athletes on both sides, 295 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 3: I mean it's only been a year are trending in 296 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 3: the direction of going again. We also have a lot 297 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: of athletes that are you know, contending for a spot 298 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 3: to get a spot as well, So there's a good 299 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 3: crop of athletes looking towards LA as well. And I 300 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 3: think should those teams go again, they'll have an even 301 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 3: better shot of meddling. So that experience piece is now 302 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: in there, and if I can add any more from 303 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 3: my own experience, that's what I'm going to be focused on. 304 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 3: And just yeah, I think there's some blind spots. You know, 305 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 3: I've been around the game for a long time, and 306 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 3: maybe there's some things that I can help these teams 307 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 3: with that you know, they've had the same set of 308 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 3: eyes on them for a while, and maybe I can 309 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 3: identify some performance gaps, but it was a little bit 310 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 3: a tough luck, I guess, I don't know. 311 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, it definitely feels like there was this old 312 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: guard of like you mentioned Carrie and Misty, you and 313 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: your partners, there were these like long stretches where there 314 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: was dominance from the same couple athletes, and so now 315 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: it's going to be who emerges if someone does that 316 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: can kind of have the dynastic run that you all did. 317 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: Is there any extra pressure with the LA Games on 318 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: the horizon? It feels like there will be a lot 319 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: of attention because it's on home soil. 320 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean the fact that we're in southern California, 321 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 3: not just the US, but southern California, which is just 322 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: such a hotbed of beach volleyballs where everybody lives and 323 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 3: everyone plays. There'll be a lot of eyes on us 324 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: and a lot of ex expectations. So I think there 325 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 3: will be some extra pressure and we've got to you know, 326 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 3: mitigate that, get on top of that. Starting now. You know, 327 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 3: it's a lot of mental training and you know, dealing 328 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 3: with pressure and stress, and we can train that. But yeah, 329 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 3: it's gonna be a big deal for LA twenty eight. 330 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: We have to take a quick break plenty more with 331 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: April right after this. You know, there's a lot of 332 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: players that start out playing indoor, they play in door 333 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: in college, and then they make the switch to beach. 334 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: Then there's players who kind of grew up on the 335 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: beach and get to know the game, go play in 336 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: door and come back. It does feel like, are there 337 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: more opportunities to play beach in college now and kind 338 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: of get on that path from the start. It feels 339 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: like there's more of that in the NCAA level now. 340 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, the NCAA beach level program is thriving. And as 341 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 3: much as I love sc and alum and on, they 342 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 3: won four national titles in a row in beach volleyball 343 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 3: the last four years. They just finished this past weekend 344 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 3: at the Championship and TCU beat LMU in the finals, 345 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 3: and I think that was great for the sport, you know, 346 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 3: to have some parody and some competition. So I think 347 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 3: that's just going to encourage it to grow even more. 348 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 3: And the level of the athletes coming out of college 349 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 3: is so high now it's crazy. So the pipeline for 350 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: at least on the women's side, for beach volleyball is 351 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 3: well established and producing some really great athletes. 352 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, the AVP was always a huge highlight of my weekends. 353 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: When I lived in LA I would just find out 354 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: which beach city they were playing at. I would drive 355 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: down and watch all the games. I still go when 356 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: it comes to Chicago or if I'm out in California 357 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: and it coincides. How's the AVP doing? Is it still 358 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: like the destination? Is there competition or is that still 359 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: the place if you play beach. 360 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 2: That you're playing when you're not competing internationally? 361 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 3: ABEP is still our you know, domestic tour. We have 362 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 3: new ownership as of last year, and they're trying some 363 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 3: new things. We have the league now, so instead of 364 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 3: these big traditional events that you and I know and 365 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 3: you have frequented and you know, we're so fun, they're 366 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 3: having kind of franchises around the country. So interesting there 367 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 3: are there's a men's and a women's team for several 368 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 3: different cities. There's eight different cities and so they come 369 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 3: together four teams on a weekend and compete against each other. 370 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 3: So each city plays each other more of a traditional 371 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,679 Speaker 3: league than we call it the league, you know, and 372 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 3: I think there's promise there. They have a partnership with 373 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 3: a couple different broadcasters, and it's really exciting. They played 374 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 3: a fifteen instead of twenty one and it's really fast paced, 375 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 3: high pressure. The only thing I would like to see 376 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 3: is for it to grow into including more teams. So 377 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,360 Speaker 3: eight women's teams, eight men's teams doesn't leave a lot 378 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 3: of room for those athletes coming out of college to 379 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 3: break into the professional level. There's actually more opportunity international 380 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 3: right now, so you know, if you're new to the 381 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 3: pro levels, you're probably going and playing some futures, which 382 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 3: is like the third tier internationally on the World Tour, 383 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 3: to try and break into the challenger level and then 384 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 3: finally into the elite level, which is where you need 385 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,239 Speaker 3: to be if you want to make the Olympics. So 386 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 3: hopefully ABP continues to grow. I think just still getting 387 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 3: their footing right now. 388 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's interesting. I didn't realize they'd made the switch. 389 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: I've been so focused on the volleyball landscape indoors, and 390 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 1: before I let you go. 391 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 2: I want to ask about that. What do you make 392 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 2: of that? 393 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: The many opportunities for volleyball players now love pro volleyball, 394 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: the PVF athletes unlimited is there any part of you 395 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: that's like, Ooh, I wonder what a happened to me 396 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: if all of those had existed when I was coming 397 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: out of college. 398 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 3: Well, I'm kind of thinking there's so many opportunities to 399 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 3: play indoor now, Like what if I just made my 400 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 3: comeback for the on the innversy House. There's got to 401 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 3: be a spot for me somewhere. I mean, it's amazing 402 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 3: and we've said it for so long. Volleyball in the 403 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 3: United States is such a big sport for the junior 404 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 3: at the junior level and at the college level, for 405 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 3: females in general. Like it's it's huge, and we need 406 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 3: the opportunity to play in the United States professionally because 407 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:37,120 Speaker 3: everyone goes overseas all the time. And I know, Love 408 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 3: did really well this year and it was fun to watch, 409 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 3: and they got some really good talent. It's just it's 410 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 3: hard when everyone does the same thing at the same time, 411 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 3: and it creates competition in the marketplace that we don't 412 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 3: necessarily need. I would love it if there was a 413 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 3: way for everyone to work together. You know, Kumba yats 414 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 3: going to happen, but maybe eventually, yeah, maybe eventually, you know, 415 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 3: I'd love to see it be I'm going to butcher this, 416 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 3: but like the different conferences they have in different sports, 417 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 3: you know, like love could be a conference, and. 418 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 2: Right like National versus American League. 419 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, and then they come together in a championship. 420 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 3: I think that would be really cool. But I'm excited 421 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 3: for all those girls and for the athletes that get 422 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 3: to make money and compete in the United States. And 423 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 3: the level was so high. I had so much fun 424 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:28,239 Speaker 3: watching it. 425 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was really fun. 426 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: And it's just I think going to continue to grow 427 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: as there's more publicity in marketing around it for folks 428 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: to get interested. Okay, last question, is vibes a part 429 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 1: of your vocabulary? My producers always saying vibes? Is that 430 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: something you say or do you stick with the good 431 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: old school volleyball. 432 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 3: I've never used the term vibes. 433 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 2: All right, but I don't know. 434 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: It's kind of growing on me. I think I might 435 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: recommend it with the youngsters. I think the youngsters like 436 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: the vibes. 437 00:21:56,280 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 3: I'm sure. I'm sure that's what they use. And now 438 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,239 Speaker 3: it's in my brain. I'll for sure be using that 439 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 3: just unintentionally. I'll blame it on you. Guys. 440 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: Yes, well, it's always great to catch up with you. 441 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: Congrats on the new gig, and we'll be checking in 442 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: to see how you're doing as we get ready for LA. 443 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: I can't believe twenty twenty eight is on the horizon. 444 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, April. 445 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks for having me. You get to talk to you. 446 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 2: We have to take another break. S T C, K, A, 447 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 2: r U and D come on back. 448 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back, slices. We love that you're listening, but we 449 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: want you to get in the game every day too. 450 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,159 Speaker 1: So here's our good game play of the day. Watch 451 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: the script spelling be Is it a sporting event? 452 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: No? But does it feel like a sporting event? Absolutely. 453 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: It's a parade of super cute and precocious middle schoolers 454 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: wowing us with their ability to do things that we 455 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: absolutely cannot, like spell the word absail or simatricus, and 456 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: the moments of sportsmanship. 457 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 2: They will warm your heart. 458 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: I promise you could stream the preliminaries today, with semi 459 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 1: finals airing tomorrow night and finals on Thursday, both on Ion. 460 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: We'll link to the broadcast schedule in our show notes. 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