How much we have to hydrate out here in this kind of heat and humidity. I think the most I have ever taken down in one day of fluids is five gallons - a gallon per match. If we didn't replace our fluids, we would probably keel over and die.

I never did. I only prepared to win the next day.

I didn't want to use anything as a crutch and ever have excuses heading into a match.

Physically I'm not as strong as I was, but I try to make up for it mentally. It's a big challenge, and I relish it, competing with guys half my age.

Not everything you're going to do in volleyball - or in life, for that matter - is exciting or fully functional, but if you have the willpower to make each minute count, you'll benefit in some way. And it will make you a better player and a better person in the long run.

It's hard to give a career like this up, when I tell my wife I'm going to the office, and it's the beach.

It's the best. And the job site isn't too bad, either.