When I warm up now though—especially on center court—there is usually music playing, so I don't really mess with music.

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.

We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to air conditioning. We do it all day long.

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.

Practice like it's competition and compete like it's another day on the practice court.

I want to be as self-reliant as possible and do it all from within.

The first thing I do when I get there—like all of the players on tour—is apply sunscreen. One of the few hazards of the job is the wear-and-tear our skin takes from the sun.