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Hi, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky and this is serving 11 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: pancakes with League one Volleyball. The inaugural Love season is 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: just around the corner, so we're talking with some of 13 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: the amazing people in the league to introduce you to 14 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: the players on the court and coaches and others involved 15 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: off the court. Today's episode features an opposite hitter who 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: came all the way from Germany to play for Love 17 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: Omaha Kimberly. Kimberly was born in Balve, Germany and is 18 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: a two time German Cup MVP, German Super Cup MVP 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: and was a member of the German FIVB Volleyball Nations 20 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: League team. Along with her native Germany, Kimberly has also 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: played professionally in Italy, France, Turkey, and Serbia, and now 22 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: she's bringing her talents to Nebraska. Kimberly, Welcome to Serving Pancakes. 23 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for being here. 24 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me, And I'm really 25 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 2: excited to have to step with you. 26 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm so excited to have a chat with you. You're 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: our first international player that we've had on the podcast, 28 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: so I'm really excited because this is a whole new experience, 29 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: I feel like for you compared to the other girls 30 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: who you know, have been playing internationally this whole time 31 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: and finally gets to play in the States. So for you, 32 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: what's it been like so far here in the United States. 33 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 2: So it's been good. I really like it. It's a 34 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: different culture, for sure. I've been here in Lincoln twenty 35 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: nineteen already once with the national team, but it was 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: just a week and we didn't experience so much from 37 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: the culture. So now being here in Omaha and being 38 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: present and interacting with the Americans here, it's like really 39 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 2: interesting and I had already like some funny incidents, but 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: I like it. I really do. 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: What type of funny incidents. 42 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 2: For instance, like little things like in the when we drive, 43 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 2: it's different here because the light in Europe is on 44 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 2: our side, so here is on the other side of 45 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: the intersection. So this is something I have to get 46 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: used to because yeah, if I stop here at the light, 47 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 2: it's not gonna end well definitely not so yeah, and 48 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: then I had like my first experience in Castle. We 49 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: don't have something like this. This is not normal for me. 50 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: I came with my little bag prepared because I thought 51 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 2: we're gonna buy normal in the normal grocery shop, and yeah, 52 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 2: I could fit my lemons and my avocado in it afterwards, 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: but I don't have this propersion. We don't have the 54 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: propersions that I have here in this shop, so that 55 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 2: was kind of funny. And yeah, like little things like 56 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: drive through everything. I mean, we had drives through to 57 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,919 Speaker 2: McDonald's and you but that's it. But now you don't 58 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: even have to leave the car if you don't want it, 59 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 2: So that's kind of funny. 60 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: We do like our drive throughs, I will say in 61 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: the winter time, because I live in New Jersey and 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: I've lived in like the Northeast. My whole life drive 63 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: throughs are so clutch. 64 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can imagine also here starting to get caught now, 65 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think this is something that I've easily 66 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: add up to. 67 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: So what's been the biggest difference so far between playing 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: overseas and playing here in the US? 69 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: So far, I would say we have a different schedule 70 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: for sure, that we practice usually I'm used to practicing 71 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: fitness and technical in the mornings, have the lunch break, 72 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: and then start again. So this is one of the 73 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 2: changes that we have that we have everything from like 74 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: nine to noon and then we are off. So I 75 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: actually have a life after wi boat, which is kind 76 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: of nice. Be able to do something off the court. 77 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: I really like it. And then just little things. Every 78 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 2: coach has a different philosophy, how they coach, how they 79 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: structure the practices, so this is something new that I 80 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 2: will adopt here now. I love to be in a 81 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: team where I have so many strong characters, and this 82 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: is something where I'm really looked forward to when the 83 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: opportunity care that I could play here in America, because 84 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 2: so far, I played nine years for the national team 85 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 2: of Germany, and so every time we played against the Americans, 86 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: there was always something special for me because on the 87 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 2: other side, I could always see the strong characters that 88 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: I really like, driven and like had this presence on 89 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 2: the court that I really admired. So being here now 90 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: in the States and seeing where it all comes from, 91 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: it's something really exciting for me, especially with Love I 92 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: League that interex with US players and seeing really like 93 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 2: where the roots are is something really nice to see. 94 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: There's so many things that I want to talk to 95 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: you about from this answer, so I'm trying to figure 96 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: out what's the best way to approach this. So let's 97 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: start with the characters on the team, because I mean, 98 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: two of the players on Love O My are Justine 99 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: Wangarantis and Jordan Larson, who are royalty in Nebraska, basically, 100 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: especially Jordan, she's known as the governor. So what's it 101 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: like playing with them and just seeing the reception of 102 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: them in Nebraska? 103 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 2: Yes, this is awesome. This is also something different here, 104 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 2: like how highly they see their college teams and support 105 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 2: them is something I couldn't even imagine in the form 106 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: that it is. Like I remember a couple of weeks ago, 107 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: I went to the first game of Nebraska volleyball and 108 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 2: they were playing against the low level team and their division. 109 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: I was just learning about all of this, but the 110 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: gym was pegged and they were just supporting from the beginning, 111 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 2: So it was pretty cool. And to come back to 112 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 2: your questions about Jordan, Yeah, and just seeing Sujuran For me, 113 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 2: of course, it's just such an amazing opportunity to play 114 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 2: with somebody who already had it off and to see 115 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: her approach and practice and how her mindset is and 116 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: like her work ethic is something that I really love 117 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: to see and to learn from. And also it's just 118 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: you know, I mean, I already had the chance to 119 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 2: play with her in Germany. Actually we already played one 120 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: season together, so I was really excited to come here, 121 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 2: yes and play with her. And I was always so 122 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: impressed of how she approached practice and how she actually 123 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: performs on the court is something really nice. And to 124 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 2: be able to play with them on the court and 125 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: not just against each other on national team level, it's 126 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 2: something nice. 127 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: Who are some of the other characters on the team. 128 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: For me, I mean, I'm really happy I have my 129 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 2: German buddy Annie Caesar with me. We played for the 130 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 2: national team together, and I know her for quite some years, 131 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: and so it's nice to be in a club season 132 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 2: together and enjoy the sport that we love. And then also, 133 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: for instance, LoVa Dakma always played against her, and I'm 134 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: really looking forward to play with her. I was set 135 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 2: up and there are different characters that I already saw, 136 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: but now I have the opportunity to get to know 137 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: them and see how they are as persons. 138 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I'm a sees her because you play with 139 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: her on the German team. How long have you known her? 140 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: Does the friendship go back a while? 141 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: Actually, she joined the national team last year and I 142 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 2: quit national team. We basically passed each other, but then 143 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: I came back because of injuries that the German team 144 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: faced and I wanted to support them to help them 145 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: to qualify for Olympics. So I come back and then 146 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 2: being like, but but the volleyboard world is small, and 147 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: especially in Germany, you know each other. And I played 148 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 2: with her best friend Pia Kesner for many years, so 149 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: I knew who Annie was for a long time. 150 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: That's awesome. And then going to the coaching philosophy, you 151 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: were talking about how different coaches have different philosophies. What's 152 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: it like with coach Cuz, friends. 153 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 2: So I never had a female coach before, and so 154 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: this is something really interesting to me. And I can 155 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 2: already see the differences because the way how she approaches us, 156 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: how she talks to us, is already you can see 157 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: the differences. And I really like she's really mindful and yeah, 158 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: paying attention to how she said things. And so I'm 159 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 2: interested how it would be when we start our games 160 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: and how it is like seeing her as a leader 161 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 2: and like taking our team through the league to the season. 162 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: So I'm really excited for that. And yeah, I like it, 163 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,119 Speaker 2: like you said, like, I feel like we have always 164 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: an open space to say something, to give feedback. She's 165 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 2: a reception for that, and there's great character traits. I 166 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: love that. 167 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: Going back to the Nebraska football game that you got 168 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: to go to, So I saw that you guys, you 169 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: got to go on the field, didn't you. 170 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 2: Yes, Yes, it was amazing and it was and it 171 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 2: was Nebraska. 172 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: Wisconsin, which I know you're from Germany. I don't know 173 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: if you come to understand college football in America, but 174 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: college football is insane and Nebraska Wisconsin is a huge rivalry. 175 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: So I what was that experience like for you coming 176 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: from you know, Europe where football wasn't really that big 177 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: of a thing, and then like being in that atmosphere, 178 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: because I know the volleyball atmosphere, like you said, is crazy, 179 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,439 Speaker 1: but for this new sport, like just experiencing it, what 180 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: was that like? 181 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 2: It was amazing. I just love how I heard that. Also, 182 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 2: Nebraska fans are special, right, and I can see that 183 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: like every time it got proven it doesn't matter if 184 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: I give to a college team right here in Omaha 185 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 2: or going to Lincoln, like they're always fans and so 186 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 2: sincere and so joyful. It's really nice to see. And yeah, 187 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: being in the football stadium being it's been full, and 188 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: it was crazy to me because yeah, I thought like, okay, 189 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: I heard it's going to be full, but maybe we 190 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 2: can like look for a few seats a little bit lower, 191 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 2: you know, like to see but no chance. It was 192 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: like pegged and seeing like the student air where they're 193 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 2: all just scheeing and like having so much fun. It's 194 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 2: just great and another sign that sport can bring people 195 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 2: together in different levels and dimensions. So it's really cool 196 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: to see that and be part of it now, Yeah, 197 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: for sure. 198 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: Besides soccer, are there any other sports in Germany that 199 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: have this type of big reception like Nebraska has for 200 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: volleyball and football? 201 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 2: I would say maybe handball, Oh it's pretty big in 202 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 2: certain cities, and basketball, but I don't know if they 203 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: ever fill ninety thousand, just like I doubt that I 204 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:22,319 Speaker 2: would need to be such by a doubt that they ever. Besides, 205 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 2: like you said, soccer, I don't think that we hit 206 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 2: the numbers, but yet there's still space. But let's see. 207 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: Speaking of ninety thousand, you know that Nebraska played a 208 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: volleyball match in that stadium, right, Yes, I get goosebumps. 209 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, just thinking about it, I get goosebumps. I really Yeah. 210 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: When we were there and I was like, oh, and 211 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 2: this is the spot, this is a place where they 212 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 2: wrote history and had this word record rate. It's just 213 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 2: great to see that and to be like on the 214 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 2: court and imagine, I can't wait for me already to 215 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 2: have the first home much here in Omaha. Like seeing 216 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: all of that, and now that college leagues ending and 217 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 2: so the fans to have a new team to support, 218 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 2: I can't wait for them to come to law. 219 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: Oh sure, that's gonna be so exciting. Now I want 220 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: to go back. I want to talk kind of like 221 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,719 Speaker 1: your origin story and growing up in Germany. Let's talk 222 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: about Balve first. What's the town like? What would you 223 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: say is kind of like a typical path for people 224 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: who are, you know, growing up there to kind of 225 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 1: pursue when when you're living in the town, because it's 226 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: kind of small, isn't it. 227 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, yes, it is a great question. I asked myself 228 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 2: many times, like what would I be? Where would I 229 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: be if I wouldn't be here for volleyball? And yeah, 230 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 2: by versus mercy. I grew up with only my mom 231 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 2: and we had many of them as we had how man, 232 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: these horses, dogs, cats, chickens, goats for a time like 233 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 2: I was a farm girl or one oh one, and 234 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 2: I loved it. I was just the nature. After kindergarten, 235 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: after school, we would always go out to nature and 236 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 2: spend time there together with the animals. And the normal 237 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 2: path would be probably to end school to work on 238 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 2: a job there locally, and yeah, maybe go to Turkey 239 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: for vacation during the summer time, but then come back, 240 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 2: like many people stay there all come back after they 241 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: studied and are close to family. So I'm really grateful 242 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 2: for the way that I grew up and had this 243 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: bubble and this like environment to be creative, to a 244 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 2: space to see a different paths, but also so grateful 245 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: for volleyball to give me the possibility to actually explore 246 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 2: the world, to discover different cultures, to connect with people 247 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: all over the world. And yeah, I'm be ungrateful for 248 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 2: this opportunity that Bolivar about me. 249 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: So how did volleyball come into your life? How did 250 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: you find the love of the sport. 251 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: It was to a friend of mine. She played volleyball, 252 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 2: and she asked me once if I just want to 253 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 2: join a practice of hers, and I was like, of course, sure, 254 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 2: why not. I always loved to explore different sports. Even 255 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: though I was riding the horses, I was also doing karate, 256 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: and I swim for a time and did some yeah 257 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 2: things outside of just this one pass. So when she 258 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: asked me, I said, of course I rejoin, and I 259 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 2: fell in love with a sport right away, Like because 260 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 2: even though I loved the way that I grew up, 261 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 2: there was always a little part of me as a 262 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: child who missed the sense of belonging because yeah, as 263 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: I said, I grew up in a small village. I 264 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 2: am half German but also half African, and so I 265 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 2: always looked different than everybody as because of my hair. 266 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 2: My friend is my height. I was already tall, and 267 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 2: so there was this part in me as child that 268 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 2: didn't want to stood out. I just wanted to be 269 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: like everybody else, you know, and there was nobody like 270 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 2: looking like me, and so it was sometimes a little 271 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 2: bit hard for me to see where I fit in. 272 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 2: And so when I joined the volleyball club at night 273 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 2: age nine, I had this first time, this feeling of 274 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 2: belonging because it didn't matter. And the gym, how we 275 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: look like, go where we come from. We had all 276 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: this the same goal. The ball can't drop on our 277 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 2: side and we want to get it over the it 278 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 2: and so I really loved it, and I felt like 279 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: volleyball gave me the space of like truly discovering who 280 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: I am and eventually realizing I don't have to be 281 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 2: somehow or fit in any boxes. I can just be me. 282 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 2: So I'm really grateful for the chance and the space 283 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 2: that volleyball gave me. That's why I fell in love 284 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 2: in the first place with volleyball and the community behind it. 285 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 2: I feel like growing up with only my mom and 286 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 2: my animals, volleyball gave me like an extended family that 287 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 2: I'm really grateful for. I'm still going back to my 288 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 2: hometown club so and practicing with them more like doing 289 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 2: something with their youth. 290 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: I love that. How does the volleyball world work in Germany? 291 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: Like you know here in the States, it's like you 292 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: have youth clubs, you play in high school, you try 293 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: to get the college scholarship, and then if you want 294 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: to continue playing and can continue playing and go pro. 295 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: But how does it work in Germany? Are there youth 296 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: clubs like there are in the States, high school, secondary 297 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: school teams and stuff like that, Like, how does it work? 298 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: How do you eventually like continue to succeed and get 299 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: better and better. 300 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 2: If you don't have the college system as you have here. 301 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 2: So we right away start with club volleyball. So when 302 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 2: I was nine, I joined my hometown club and then 303 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 2: eventually I would join the youth national team. I was 304 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 2: always lateing it. I got selected later on, but then 305 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 2: I joined the youth national team and then the coach 306 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: came to me and asked me if I want to 307 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 2: go to the boarding school Sports boarding School in Berlin, 308 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 2: which was like five and a half hours away from 309 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: where I grew up, because there they had this used program. 310 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 2: For instance, we were competing in the first league, like 311 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: right away in the professional league, but out of competition 312 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 2: it was really like the youth national team kind of 313 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 2: who would competing and gaining experience. So this was a 314 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 2: little bit my path. And then I graduated school and 315 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 2: I went right away into a professional club. So this 316 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 2: is something At one hand, I admire the program here 317 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 2: that you have like the college teams and you can 318 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 2: graduate high school and college and have the sports at 319 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 2: the secondary, but also such a high level still chance. 320 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: And then the only thing that was missing here that 321 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: we have is that you have the professional league right 322 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: after all, right, So now having love trying to do 323 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 2: that for these athletes so they are not forced to 324 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 2: leave overseas but can build their career. Also here is 325 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 2: something really amazing. 326 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: How did playing for the German national team come about? 327 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 2: So when I was playing in this used program that 328 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 2: I mentioned earlier, I think it was my second here 329 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: that I played there, and you have to imagine I 330 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 2: was playing my youth hometown club three times a week. 331 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 2: Then I went to boarding school and I was practicing 332 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 2: every day twice. Oh wow, So it was a big change. Yes, 333 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 2: it was a really big change, but I loved him. 334 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 2: I went there. To be honest, I didn't even think 335 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 2: about playing professional because I had no idea this professional 336 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 2: world exists, even though I was present. But as I 337 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 2: mentioned earlier, like when I wasn't in the gym, I 338 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 2: wasn't the nature with my horses and the animus, I didn't. 339 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 2: I had no idea this world exists. So when it 340 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 2: came there, I started to get to know like what 341 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 2: you can do with volleyball and what you can achieve. 342 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 2: And I will never forget the moment when I was 343 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: driving in a tram like a train in Berlin and 344 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: I got a call from my coach and he said like, KIMMI, 345 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 2: are you sitting. I was like no, He's like, hey, 346 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 2: maybe you want to sit because you just got invited 347 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: to the German national women national team. And this was 348 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 2: a huge thing for me because it was just one 349 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 2: year out of like my hometown and it was a 350 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 2: big step for me to leave my home because it 351 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 2: was hard for me at the beginning because I really 352 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 2: loved how I grew up in my environment there. But 353 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: I'm really happy that I had the coach back then 354 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: because I always had this mindset like okay, which vie 355 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: and if it doesn't work out, I can always come 356 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 2: back with this worst case scenario, I go to the 357 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,159 Speaker 2: life back that I loved, but I really want to 358 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 2: see what this path can bring. And so yeah, this 359 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: was my first steps in the German national team and 360 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: then I played for the German national team almost ten 361 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 2: years from their on. 362 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: Wow, since it was just you and your mom and 363 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: the animals at the time, what was your mom thinking 364 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: when you went off on this path. 365 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was hard for her. It was really hard 366 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 2: for her. But I'm so grateful for her because she 367 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 2: never really showed it to me. She was always so 368 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 2: supportive and like in any way, just the other week, 369 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 2: we have this beautiful tradition here routine here in Love 370 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 2: of Omaha that you can see also that like Susie's 371 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 2: philosophy is a little bit different. So we have like 372 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 2: two days but per week where one player is sharing 373 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 2: something about their lives and what matters to them and 374 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 2: just seeing wrong asker's a question like who is the 375 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 2: most influential person in your career, and I answered, it's 376 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 2: my mom because at the end of the day, she 377 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 2: always supported me and always she was practicing, she was 378 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: driving me to practice her she didn't miss one tournament, 379 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: one game, like nothing. She was always by my side. 380 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: And so I think she's a big part like why 381 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 2: I had the coach also to leave because I knew 382 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 2: there's always this one person that has my back no 383 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 2: matter what. And so yeah, big shout o to my mom. 384 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 2: But also like in this moment, now that I'm older, 385 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 2: I realized like how hard it must have been for 386 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 2: her because I was her center of her life basically. 387 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 2: I mean she raised me on her own with all 388 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 2: the struggles that come with it, and then I left 389 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 2: in and now Wally, but have brought me all over 390 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 2: the world like I played, like you said at the 391 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 2: beginning in Italy friends Turkey, say, with the national team 392 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 2: the whole summer we would travel. So yeah, she's always 393 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 2: really grateful for every time that we can stand. But 394 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 2: I never feel like she's like holding me back in 395 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 2: any way. She's always supporting. 396 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: Your mom's a superhero for this. Yes, did she get 397 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: to did she get to visit you? In all the 398 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 1: different countries that you've played. 399 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 2: Most of them, but unfortunately she's afraid of flying, so 400 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 2: Turkey she didn't come. And now the States is going 401 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 2: to be a little bar for her for a couple hours. 402 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 2: And I'm still working on it. I'm still working on it, 403 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 2: but because I know she would love all of that. 404 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 2: But yeah, she grew up also in the small village 405 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 2: and she went the path that you asked before, like 406 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 2: many of them. Heay, she didn't really leave too much 407 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 2: this area, just occasionally, but not so much Germany. 408 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, hopefully she can make it out. Hopefully, Yes, I hope. Now, 409 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: out of all the countries that you've played in, do 410 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: you have any fond memories of one in particular, one 411 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: that you kind of like more than the other? Is 412 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: everything kind of has been a great experience. 413 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 2: It's always hard to answer this question because money Also 414 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 2: young athletes ask me that I feel like every season 415 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 2: that I played, I learned something new for my life, 416 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 2: and I just love to be in different cultures and 417 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 2: see how they approach life and their way of thinking. 418 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 2: So I would say that every time, seriously, every time 419 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 2: and I had a new season, there was something that 420 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,159 Speaker 2: I could take for my life afterwards. And then I 421 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 2: just love like in Italy they are so open and 422 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 2: like I love the culture of their food is amazing. 423 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 2: And then but this is Turkey has such a big 424 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 2: hospitality and they're really warm and were coming and I 425 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,920 Speaker 2: really love to see that. And then volleyball wise, it's 426 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 2: just like playing and leaves like Turkey and Italy is 427 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 2: something really nice because every every game is such on 428 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 2: such a high level and that it helps you a 429 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 2: lot to improve as an athlete as well. So yeah, definitely. 430 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 2: But also Serbia had something to it, like seeing more 431 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 2: of the youth development there with something really nice. I 432 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 2: just explore and now I'm here and I'm excited to 433 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: see what I would have learned so much, but also 434 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 2: saying like what it comes leads that's awesome. 435 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's also I mean, there's a lot of international 436 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: players who are going to be playing in League One, 437 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: so I feel, you know, not just the women who 438 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: are from the States playing in the States for the 439 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: first time, but you guys get to experience what it's 440 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: like in the States too. Actually, one of the League 441 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: one players on a pogony is also from Germany, and 442 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: you played with her on the German national team. Correct. 443 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 2: Yes, the I played almost the whole nine years that 444 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 2: I've been there, I played with her. 445 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: Did you guys kind of talk about coming to the 446 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: States together or was it something that you just both 447 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 1: ended up deciding to do on your own and A 448 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: were like, oh my gosh, I'm going to be playing 449 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: for this league too. 450 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a letter. So we both like ended up 451 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 2: and individually for that. Because at the beginning, when I 452 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 2: signed the Clove, I didn't really communicate it with anybody. 453 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 2: So I think that's something that all of us like 454 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: had to do at the beginning, because there was like 455 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 2: this thing of like showing like who will be at 456 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 2: the part of that, So I was like, okay, I 457 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 2: don't chain. And then just because I love like the 458 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: marketing and all of this, how they're building up this 459 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 2: tension and I which think it's something really cool. So yeah, 460 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 2: I didn't really talk about that. But then when I 461 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 2: saw it was nice to see that there's another German 462 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 2: so we have Fena, so that's awesome. Four actually four 463 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 2: Jennifer is also here there. 464 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,440 Speaker 1: You are you excited to be playing against them? 465 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,479 Speaker 2: Yes, it's always fun to play against friends. I love them. 466 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 2: It's always it doesn't matter if the German or other 467 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:57,119 Speaker 2: friends that I have. I'm I love that little teasing. 468 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: Other than that way you're English, it's phenomenal. When did 469 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 1: you learn English? 470 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: Thank you? And you have it in school in Germany? Okay, 471 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 2: But to be honest, I didn't really like speak when 472 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: I was in school, and more so came with playing 473 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 2: professional and like playing and teams were also honest, and 474 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 2: I was always I love to connect with people, so 475 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 2: I wanted to learn English. I can connect with most 476 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 2: of them on a deeper level. So I actually started 477 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 2: speaking when I played more professional. 478 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: That's very cool. Do you speak other languages too, Yes, a. 479 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 2: Little bit of French and Italian. Like every time when 480 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 2: I went to a league and I was a little longer, 481 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 2: I tried to learn the language that I understand a 482 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 2: little bit, like locker room talks and some practices when 483 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 2: their language is so yeah, I tried to learn wherever 484 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 2: I go a little bit. 485 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,919 Speaker 1: That's awesome. Now, because of volleyball, you've had the opportunity 486 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: to kind of grow as a person and as a player. 487 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: You kind of talked about how important the sport was 488 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: for you, you know, growing up in learning who you 489 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: are as a person. But when you decide to finally 490 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: hang up your kneepads, do you see yourself continuing in 491 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: this sport and trying to give back to the youth 492 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: or do you think that you're going to try to 493 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: do something else in life. What's your thoughts on with 494 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 1: what volleyball gave you passing it on to the next generation. 495 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 2: This is actually my vision and so last year and 496 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 2: I was thinking, Okay, where do I want to play 497 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 2: in the next year. I was actually more tended to 498 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 2: go and play somewhere in Asia, but then I got 499 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 2: contacted from Love and I heard the presentation and their 500 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 2: mission and their vision behind it, and there was no 501 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,920 Speaker 2: doubt I had to say yes because the vision that 502 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 2: they have or the youth programs and seeing us as 503 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 2: like humans not just plays, is exactly what I learned 504 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 2: over the last years that I want to pass on 505 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 2: to the next generation as well, and knowing that I'm 506 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 2: playing for a league who has the same visions as 507 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 2: I have for something really incredible. So yeah, Really, for 508 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 2: me personally, it's really important to give back to the 509 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 2: volleyball community because volleyball had brought so much into my 510 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 2: life as you learn now and like for me, like 511 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 2: giving it back to maybe just one child out there, 512 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 2: providing access through like the nonprofit organization that I joined 513 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 2: two years ago, or just here, like being connected to 514 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 2: use and maybe giving them this one advice that change 515 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 2: something in their life. Is something that I really love 516 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 2: to do. And so my version is also to do 517 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 2: this next to sport. And if I decide to stop 518 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 2: playing actively, I think volleyball will have me forever in 519 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 2: some way. I really love to maybe do cams and 520 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 2: to yeah provide something not just the volleyball tools, but 521 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 2: also the tools volleyball taught me for my life that 522 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 2: I can use afterwards. So I really like love to 523 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 2: do something more and active in the community also after volleyball, 524 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 2: when I have even more time for that. 525 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: We talked about how love kind of pitched you to 526 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: come to the United States and be part of this, 527 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 1: But I know the season officially hasn't started yet and 528 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: you're still kind of in preseason, But how are we 529 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: doing so far? 530 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 2: I love it. They definitely do things different than other leagues. 531 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: I mean, we already had so many community activities and 532 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 2: engagements and I really loved all of them. It's just yeah, 533 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 2: connecting with US players on all different levels, like being 534 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 2: here also US space that I've like come maybe off 535 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 2: underprivileged areas, and just interacting with them, being present and 536 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 2: spelling the joy of volleyball. It always shows me that 537 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 2: you don't need much and sport is so powerful and 538 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 2: can connect people. Be the old language even even though okay, 539 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 2: we can communicate here, but still like something more powerful 540 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,959 Speaker 2: behind it and through law on the activities that they 541 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 2: do and make us do something that is really nice. 542 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 2: And I'm looking forward to more of that. 543 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 1: One of the things I love about this podcast is 544 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: that I get to know you ladies, not just as players, 545 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 1: but as people as well. So I want to ask 546 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: you a few questions that are kind of more off 547 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: the court to get to know you a little bit better. 548 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: I know that you said you love animals because you 549 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: grew up with animals, but you know here in the 550 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: States now you also have your schedule from nine to 551 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: twelve and you can have a life after. So what 552 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: is what's Kimberly's life off the court? What do you 553 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: like to do when you're not playing volleyball. 554 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 2: Right now, I love to work on like certain projects 555 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 2: that I have that I would love to develop. The summertime, 556 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 2: as I mentioned before, I joined like a global volleyball 557 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 2: foundation Let's keep the word flying two years ago and 558 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 2: during the summertime we traveled. I had a way two 559 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 2: destinations that we traveled at the first year, I went 560 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 2: to Bali, this a smaller group, and then last year, 561 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 2: like this past summer, we went to the Philippines with 562 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 2: a big group and we just bring a volleyball to 563 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 2: underprivileged areas, bringing access to it, like it comes from 564 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 2: to gear, to knowledge, just spending time, spending time together. 565 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 2: So this is something that I would love to prepare 566 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 2: myself already for the last next summer, we have the 567 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 2: destination Africa. I'm really excited for that because then I 568 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 2: will have the opportunity to also go back to my 569 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 2: boots because I haven't been in Africa so far, even 570 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 2: though half of my family is African. So this is 571 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 2: something I'm really looking forward to and I want to 572 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 2: give back. So I'm trying to work on something how 573 00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 2: I maybe can make this possible with help of that organization, 574 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 2: but also like maybe through our own income and like 575 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 2: seeing what I can provide there. So I'm working on 576 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 2: these things mostly in a coffee shop, having my match 577 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 2: and just yeah, trying to build his concept and finding 578 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 2: right partners here in Omaha, in America, but also overseas 579 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 2: that maybe have a similar vision to support this mission. 580 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 2: And I love to listen to different podcasts to always 581 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 2: work on my mindset and because I just learned over 582 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 2: the years how important it is as high as you play, 583 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 2: to have like a great mental tool kit of tourists 584 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: that help you to overcome certain hurdles so that you 585 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 2: can always perform on your best. So I love to 586 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,959 Speaker 2: do this in my free time as well, and then 587 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 2: just spend time with friends and FaceTime, my home, my 588 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 2: little sister, and having my mee time sometimes to balance 589 00:30:59,120 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 2: at all of that. 590 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: Both you and your mom are super women. My goodness, 591 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: thank you well. Speaking of your little sister, tell me 592 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: about her. How old is she? Does she play volleyball? 593 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 2: She does not, She's eleven now. She's more in like 594 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 2: singing and dancing and meeting friends a period right now. 595 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 2: But I love that. I don't think that she has 596 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 2: to play like volleyball as I did. I was the 597 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 2: first of my family and so she's yeah, more so 598 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 2: connected those with animals. She has two dogs, so she's 599 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 2: growing up. But we have we share the same father, 600 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 2: but not the same mother, so she's my half sister. 601 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 2: But yeah, she's gorgeous. I just love her so much 602 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 2: and it's so grateful to have her in my life. 603 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 2: And I love spending time with her because then you 604 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 2: have a different perspective, like things that maybe like bug 605 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 2: you because of practice or anything, just like vanished when 606 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 2: you're spending time with the younger woman. I feel like 607 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 2: every time and I have like a summer vocation with 608 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 2: her since four years, I try to at least take 609 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 2: her for one sister vacation for a week somewhere, and 610 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 2: every time it's just nice to see her grow into 611 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 2: this great like great woman, and especially in this age, 612 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 2: like seeing the different character traits that come out slowly, 613 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 2: it's like really nice to see that. 614 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: Well, now that you're here in Nebraska, what are some 615 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,440 Speaker 1: things you're looking forward to do? Are there any foods 616 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: or anything like that that you really want to try? 617 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 2: I did try already the cauliflower cross pizza. I must 618 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 2: say it's pretty good if we don't have that in 619 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,720 Speaker 2: our Europe, So there was something I already discovered but 620 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 2: in general looking forward to like the culture here. As 621 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 2: I say, like, I know that Nebraska fans are different. 622 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 2: There's a slogan right like there's no place like Nebraska. 623 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 2: I heard about that. I'm yeah, I'm curious to see 624 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 2: how this will be when we play and being like 625 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 2: our own home quowd. Really looking forward to that and 626 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 2: looking forward to starting the games and yeah, going with 627 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 2: the fans against the teams here and just competing on 628 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 2: such a high level. 629 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: Another thing I wanted to talk to you that you 630 00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: didn't mention as like something you do on the side, 631 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: but you like to model, correct. 632 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 2: Ah, yes I do sometimes I like to do Yes, 633 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 2: I like to do that too. 634 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,200 Speaker 1: I mean you're gorgeous, right, you have an awesome, unique, 635 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: gorgeous look. So I feel like the modeling makes total 636 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: sense for you. But how how important is modeling? Like 637 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: what made you want to do it and why do 638 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: you like to do it? 639 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,240 Speaker 2: And it was just a fun way for me to 640 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 2: express myself like off the court and different like race, 641 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 2: not just in like I was sportski or right, because 642 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 2: most of the times you're gonna where I was vetas 643 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 2: and hoodies right and spandic So having like the space 644 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 2: to wear something different and like going in different roles 645 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 2: with something really nice. And it was at the beginning 646 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 2: more so challenge for me because when I was younger, 647 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 2: I was a little shy and I was as happy 648 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 2: with my appearance as I said earlier, because I always 649 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 2: wanted to look like everybody else. But now knowing that 650 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 2: I want to embrace how I am and that how 651 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 2: I look model gave me this opportunity to go out 652 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 2: of my comfort zone and feel comfortable with the way 653 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 2: I am and help I look. So yeah, it was 654 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 2: more this little challenge part and then accepting me. But 655 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 2: I love to do it, Like I'm not like actively 656 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 2: like looking for that, but whenever he and omaha, somebody 657 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 2: is sat there who likes to do photos with me 658 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:39,359 Speaker 2: to reach out, I have time in the afternoons. Yeah, 659 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 2: so it's more like hob fun hobby. If the opportunity comes, 660 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 2: I like to take it. I tried it though during 661 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:52,040 Speaker 2: the summer. I did works with some agencies, but then 662 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 2: every time and an offer come in, it was like 663 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 2: a practice or term and I was like, okay, sorry, 664 00:34:57,920 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 2: I can't do it. So maybe after my this is 665 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 2: something that I can pursue a little bit more serious. 666 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 2: Let's see my father did it? Oh wow, he was 667 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 2: a model as well, and like so maybe he came 668 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 2: also from there a little bit this influenced. 669 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: Oh, that's amazing. Does he live in Germany too, Yes. 670 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 2: He grew up in Germany. He came to Germany when 671 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 2: he was nine years old. And so most of my 672 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 2: Africa and family actually lives in Germany as well. 673 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:23,760 Speaker 1: That's amazing. 674 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:27,399 Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm really close to them now. I really 675 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 2: loved all of them. I just yes that I found 676 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 2: a video of like a recap of my phone and 677 00:35:32,680 --> 00:35:35,239 Speaker 2: it's just like, yeah, we have a great family and 678 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 2: I'm really really grateful for that. So, yeah, he lives 679 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,799 Speaker 2: in Germany. We reconnected a couple of years ago. Who 680 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 2: was not really present when I grew up, but now 681 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 2: he's more part of my life and I'm happy for 682 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 2: that as well, because yeah, there's certain it's interesting, there's 683 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 2: certain connections and like similarities that yeah, definitely proved that 684 00:35:56,600 --> 00:36:01,399 Speaker 2: genetic is real. So yeah, I'm excited to see where 685 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 2: it gets us. 686 00:36:02,080 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: Oh that's so great. Very happy for you that you 687 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,880 Speaker 1: have been able to reconnect and have a great relationship. 688 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 2: Now, thank you. 689 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:10,839 Speaker 1: We're gonna end the interview on one last question, which 690 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: I like to ask everybody when we're doing this podcast, 691 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:17,360 Speaker 1: and with this being the inaugural season of Love, what 692 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: are you hoping to showcase when you play? What are 693 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: you hoping the league showcases? What are you hoping that 694 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,439 Speaker 1: people see when they watch Love. 695 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 2: I'm just so excited to be part of Love. I 696 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 2: think they are creating something so meaningful because they don't 697 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 2: just see us as players and performers, but the human 698 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 2: beings that we are. And as I said, like joining 699 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 2: Love and knowing that I'm playing for a league that 700 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 2: has similar visions and missions as I have individually is 701 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 2: something so powerful, and I think, and I know sport 702 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 2: has such a great impact on people's life, and especially 703 00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 2: for women, having the possibility to combine who are off 704 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 2: the core but also like pursuing a family life and 705 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:06,759 Speaker 2: growing for something greater, but also still being able to 706 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 2: play the sport as Love is a pioneer right now 707 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 2: is something really precious and I'm so happy to be 708 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 2: a part of that, and I can't wait to see 709 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,880 Speaker 2: them succeed because I really believe in this mission and 710 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 2: I think that, yeah, that being the pioneer of that, 711 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,040 Speaker 2: other leagues will have to follow at one point, So 712 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 2: I'm really excited to be here with love and writing history. 713 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 1: I love that so much. Well, Kim, really, it's been 714 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you so much and 715 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 1: best of love this season. 716 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:40,440 Speaker 2: Thank you to you for having me. 717 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 1: Serving Pancakes is an iheartwomen's sports production in partnership with 718 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on 719 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,799 Speaker 1: the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts. 720 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:57,680 Speaker 1: Production by League One Volleyball, I'm your host, Tiffany Oshinsky. 721 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:02,080 Speaker 1: Anya Alvarez is our senior pretty. Our executive producers are 722 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 1: Carrie Stett, Tamaradike, and Lindsay Hoffman. Our marketing lead is 723 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:11,319 Speaker 1: Jawara Parker. Sound editing and mixing by Daniel Gonzalez. Our 724 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: theme music is Pancakes by Eric W. Mast Junior Special 725 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,480 Speaker 1: thanks to Kimberly Derema. Stay tuned for another episode of 726 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 1: Serving Pancakes. Thanks for listening.