Passion is a huge prerequisite to winning. It makes you willing to jump through hoops, go through all the ups and downs and everything in between to reach your goal.

Being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.

We don't have a World Series or a Super Bowl, so to be able to come home with a gold medal is amazing. I want to do it again in four more years.

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

Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.

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