Kerri Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh Jenningsis an American professional beach volleyball player...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 August 1978
CountryUnited States of America
growing-up support-systems needs
You have to rely on your support system. Growing up, I always thought it was a sign of weakness to ask for help, but now I realize it's really a sign of strength to say, 'I need help, I can't do it all.'
sports volleyball screw-ups
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.
athlete adversity ifs
Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.
wall past mind
That wall is your mind playing tricks on you. You just need to say, 'One more step, I can do this. I have more in me.' You'll be so proud of yourself once you push yourself past your threshold.
believe long battle
Breathe, believe, and battle.' My former coach, Troy Tanner, told us that before each match. Breathe-be in the moment. Believe-have faith that you can rise above it. Battle-you gotta be prepared to go for as long as it takes.
sports passion winning
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.
care competitors hardest
A true competitor works the hardest, cares the most, and makes the best of what they have.
want better-than-you right-now
I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now
earned happens hope played
They just played great, and we were not in sync. They earned the win. I hope it never happens again, and we know what we have to do.
athletes fun party people sports won
It's a lot of fun going to these things because you get to see a lot of the other athletes and people from the city. The day we won the medal, we went to the Sports Illustrated party because it's the party to go to.
came four great growing lost past team tour
They're a great team and this tour has been growing incrementally over the past four years that we've been on it. Right now it's Rachel, Elaine and Misty and I. We came up short, but we lost to a great team today.
great obviously played time
I think the first time we played them it was a rivalry. You could see how great they were going to be and obviously they were going to improve.
against playing prefer
I much prefer playing with her than against her.