Kerri Walsh
“ I don't want to be better than you or her or him - I want to be better than I am right now” ( Kerrie Walsh). Kerri Walsh Jennings is an amazing powerhouse with so many talents. She is 6’2 and have three kids, two sons and one daughter. Joseph Michael Jennings ( 6 years old). Sundance Thomas Jennings (5 years old). Scout Margery Jennings (3 years old). Kerri Also has a wonderful husband that is Casey Jennings that is 40 years old. Kerri and her husband are meant to be with both their wonderful volleyball skills. Kerri Walsh is a great athlete and very inspiring because of all her great accomplishment and struggles she has gone through, throughout her whole career.
Kerri Walsh Jennings became who she is today by, all the
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She has had many struggles along the way, but the struggles have made her not only a better player but a better person all around. “Kerri was always told that she wasn't good enough in high school Kerri had to work 100% harder than her other teammates, to prove not only her coaches and teammates also that she deserve to be where she is now.” This is because, she was kind of a slow learner at the beginning of her high school volleyball career, she was a slower learner when it came to drills and rotation for positions. So she was always pushed to the side because he coach would get frustrated with her. Kerri was always told she was good enough by other teammates, it didn't only hurt her and make her feel bad about herself. But it always gave her the drive to push harder in practice and games. To practice outside of practice, and condition on free times. Just to prove that she is good enough and that she can be the best of the best. “ Kerri Walsh had just came out of a shoulder injury again. She dislocated it during a game and kept playing on it and made it 10x worse then it would have been. Of course this what her right shoulder. So because if this injury, she had to have her 4th shoulder surgery on her right shoulder.” Kerri has had four major surgeries on her right shoulder. It was very hard for her because she needs her shoulder for …show more content…
She had tried to be the best person she can be. Kerri Walsh wants to be the best do she works for it and good comes from it. “ Kerri Walsh and Misty May Treanor are considered the greatest beach volleyball team of all time, after winning 3 straight golf medals. In 2004,2008 and 2012. They have 21 consecutive wins in the Olympics and only lost one set. They have won FIVB world championships ( international volleyball federation). In 2005, 2007 and 2009.” Kerri Walsh and Misty May have accomplished some much in their life together already. They are considered the greatest beach volleyball team if all time, after winning three straight olympic gold medals. They won in 2004, 2008 amd 2012. But they are also hoping to win this year's Olympics also. They have only lost one set in the Olympics and that was to Austria in 2012 during their 11th year run together. Kerri and Misty are the first beach volleyball team to win back to back to back gold medals.
This is why Kerri Walsh is not only a great athlete but a very inspiring woman. It proves not only much she loves the sort but how much she is dedicated to her partner. Fighting through the pain with a dislocated shoulder and pushing herself more then anybody proves that she deserves to be at the top. Fighting to prove to her coaches that she wants her spot she deserves proves the drive she had/has. Seeing
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Throughout Kerri’s journey, she had several significant relationships that influenced who she was as a person. One of these relationships was with her parents, Burt and Melanie Strug (“Profil...
In 1996, Walsh started playing volleyball for Stanford University, where she was the second person in NCAA history to be named First-Team All-American in all four seasons she played and got this honor for three years straight. In 2000 Walsh graduated from Stanford, she continued her career for volleyball by joining the United States National Team for indoor volleyball and helped her team win fourth place in Sydney. In 2001, Walsh moved her game to the beach and paired up with Misty May-Treanor. As a team, they were referred to as the best duo in Olympic Volleyball history and have been unstoppable for more than a decade. In 2003, the team was named “Team of the Year”. Also in 2003, Walsh was named the “Association of Volleyball Players’ Best Offensive Player” and MVP. In addition, Walsh received both honors again in 2004.
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We were going to win the game. That was the end of it. I knew it. We were the winners of that game. I stood up and yelled in a voice that even frightened me. I didn’t scream about moving our feet, or calling the ball, I screamed about how big of winners we were. I was done with moping. For seven minutes of my life, I had forgotten that I could do anything I set my mind to, and I had given up. The worst seven minutes of my volleyball career were those seven minutes in the third game of the final match at Brighton Volleyball Tournament. I had put my determination down to wallow in my disappointment. Disappointment needs to build determination. I had decided a long time ago that there were certain things in life that I could do better than other people. Those were my gifts. I use my gifts to my full potential.
Kerri Walsh Jennings is an Olympic beach volleyball player that has won three consecutive gold medals. As a matter of fact Kerri is and was motivated by her family to make a difference. She has three children and is happily married to Casey Jennings. Likewise Her husband Casey has also been apart of her beach Volleyball career. In addition, Kerri Walsh Jennings is a influential advocate of advancing kids health and activity through her actions of working with the LA84 Foundation, her shooting stars program and donations to schools.
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I love volleyball even though it has not always been easy. I have had a lot of problems during my volleyball journey that have helped me grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. I started playing volleyball in fifth grade on the middle school team and am now playing on JV. I did not get a lot of playing time when I first started, but I practiced and learned the basics of the game. I developed a love for the game with a great group of girls that I looked up to, during my first season. I have not always had the best team and coach, though.
First and foremost, someone is a sucess if they try their hardest at something. Even if a girl doesn’t win a trophy, she should still feel proud. She should feel sucessful for trying her best and giving it all she had. When I play softball, I always try my hardest to be the best catcher I can be. I always try my hardest to beat the opposite team, because if we don’t beat them, we’ll try harder next time. Even sports teams are proud to be their even if they lose the game.
It seems strange that a simple sport can do so much to a person, but it is not just a simple sport. To an outsider it is just volleyball, but to a player it is love, commitment, and family. It is a way to connect with people who become people in your life that are unforgettable. I have spent the past five years playing this sport with many different girls and I watched them as they grew up and went on to college and other things in life, and now I am that girl. I am now a senior in high school playing volleyball for the last year and I could not imagine what my life would be like if I had never tried this