Sometimes it's just the beer and bikinis that get people to come and watch, but it's the competition that's keeping them there.

I used to sleep, eat, breathe volleyball. Now I have that with my kids.

That's a very privileged job and I love it with all my heart. I'm planning on playing my best volleyball to date throughout 2016 and certainly during the Olympics.

But they've [my children] made me better. They hold me more accountable for who I am and who I aspire to be, and they make me want to be better. And that's not just as a mommy, but as a woman and as an athlete.

I honestly feel like my job since I was 22 has been to be an Olympian.

I just think the whole mindset of Pilates is huge. Pilates 101 is just to use your core in the right way. A lot of us don't use every little detailed muscle in our core. We all use the big muscles in our body and don't focus on the little ones. That mindset and awareness is huge. I take that with me wherever I go.

A true competitor works the hardest, cares the most, and makes the best of what they have.