We were very aggressive, and when we're aggressive, it's hard to stop us.

Well there's only one way to prepare for playing beach volleyball, and that's by getting in the sand. But offseason is really important because generally I'm staying off the sand and getting my feet under me, and it's really important for my body to know what it feels like to have sound footing under me.

I switched from indoor to beach I had been playing indoor for 12 years. And, to be honest, to make a living indoors you have to go overseas. I am such a family girl and just wanted to be home, so that didn't appeal to me.

People think we have coasted the last four years. We fought, we had a lot of battles. We've always had to battle.

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.