Volleyball anchored me at a time in my life when I needed it. It gave me a reason for being this big, big girl.

In some ways, I'm relieved that I didn't have a son.

On a regular basis I go over in my mind some of the most troublesome things I see about how people approach eating, and the wonder mess we have made out of a very simple thing.

I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.

I won't say my nutrition is perfect. If I'm at a restaurant and there's fresh pasta on the menu, I'm going to order it. At home, though, I avoid grains and do a lot of the cooking to control what our family eats.

I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.

Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!