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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 4 hours 39 minutes
Dennis Hare - Part 7 (Conclusion)
Dennis Discusses:
- How he made a living after his volleyball career concluded, running beach volleyball clinics, and selling his amazing art work while living out of his van, how grateful he is for his amazing wife Barbara, and some of his dearest friends: Digger Graybill, and the late George Stepanof and his wife Arlene.
Tom Sorensen - Part 3 (Conclusion)
Tom Discusses:
- Some great stories after his volleyball career working as a bar tender here in downtown, Milwaukee Wisconsin at The Rock Bottom, and Miller Time Pub including , including meeting SO many of his former teammates, peers, and volleyball people he met over the years!, his transition into Coaching as an Assistant Coach at Ottawa University in Kansas for the men's and women's programs there and some of his memories from that time, his thoughts on the indoor...
Tom Sorensen - Part 2
Tom Discusses:
- His transition after graduating from Pepperdine to trying out and making the USA Men's National team as a Starter, memories from his time playing on the USA Men's National team, including the HIGHS and LOWS over those years from '93 though '00, his recollections of the '96 Olympiad in Atlanta when he competed on the USA Men's Olympic team, including the tough 5 game losses they had, and WHO some of the most impressive players were...
Tom Sorensen - Part 1
Tom Discusses:
- His youth growing up in Racine, Wisconsin, and his start in the sport playing at Racine Case high school for his cousin/COACH Gary Sorensen, the talented Wisconsin players he looked up to in his youth, the MOMENT he realized he was capable of playing division 1 collegiate volleyball when he attended a "TOP OF YOUR CLASS" volleyball camp at UCSB before his senior year at Racine Case where he competed against the BEST California HS volleyball players,...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 4 (Conclusion)
Jan Discusses:
- The BEST diggers he faced on the FIVB tour, BEST BLOCKERS, all around BEST PLAYERS he faced, and the MOST SPECTACULAR players he competed against that he loved to watch, his view from an international player's perspective of the GOOD things that came from the FIVB, what he is most proud of from his career as a competitor, and how he would like to be remembered, his take on the young, supremely talented Norwegian team now of Anders Mol, and Christian...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 3
Jan Discusses:
- Memories from his and partner Bjorn Maaseide's 7 wins on the FIVB tour (including receiving FIVB gold medals from Jane Fonda at an event) :), his memories from both the '96 Atlanta, and '00 Sydney Beach Volleyball Olympics, including some insightful and visceral Olympic stories of his regrets, and what he would have done differently in hindsight, and the best 6 hitters he competed against over his career.
Jan Kvalheim - Part 2
Jan Discusses:
- His start on the FIVB tour alongside partner Bjorn Maaseide, what the experience was like, including the challenges they faced early on as young upstarts, the established players they faced and were inspired by, and the importance of "believing in yourself and your partner", a great story about his and Bjorn's first trip to California in '92 to train at Capo Beach, and how they didn't even have a ball to train with on the first day at the...
Dennis Hare - Part 6.
Dennis Discusses:
- His thoughts on the beach volleyball game we see today compared to when he played, how his book The Art of Beach Volleyball came about, what he's most proud of from his career, what he's up to now days in 2021, including how GRATEFUL he is for his wife Barbara, his amazing parents who supported him every step of his life, and the amazing friends he made along the way :), and the 4 most memorable wins he had over his beach volleyball...
Sam Lagana - Part 2
Sam Discusses:
- The MEMORABLE moments from his time as the MC of the AVP during its HEY DAY, both on and off the court, his recollection of how the sport crashed in the late 90's due to the EGOS, power struggle between the AVP vs FIVB, the mismanagement, & certain sponsors not following through with the $, his thoughts on the beach game today compared to what it was back then, what he did career - wise after he moved on from pro beach volleyball, what he misses the...
Sam Lagana - Part 1
Sam Discusses:
- His youth growing up in the North Bay, how amazing it was as a kid to ride his bike or skateboard down to State Beach, Sorrento Beach, & Muscle Beach to watch the legends of the sport play at that time, the amazing volleyball and basketball players that he got to know over the years at Pacific Palisades High School as a Dolphin, how he got his first experience as an announcer there in high school, his time working on the AVP Tour during the HEY DAY of the...