This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is a rare throwback episode, a replay from the fifth podcast we ever did: With April Ross.
The reason we're re-airing this one, and not recording a new one, is because it's just so damn good, and to hear what April Ross had to say in November of 2017, and then compare it to what happened four years later, is nothing short of incredible. Every word she said back then in Tri Bourne's kitchen came true. To the word. Honestly, it's one of the best episodes we've ever recorded, and it aged far finer than the wine we shared that night.
If you missed this episode before, please listen to it now. We discuss:
- April's crossroads at the end of 2017: To continue pursuing the international game, or to simplify, play AVPs, and begin her exit.
- Her mindset, and her commitment to small, daily improvements, and how she finds -- or tries to -- balance in life.
- The critical importance of introspection throughout her career
- Why she chose Alix Klineman, and why she thought, four years ago, Klineman was her only option to win a gold medal in Tokyo
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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
SHOOTS!
Beach Volleyball Madness: Olympic Beach Volleyball Preview; Bally's Buys the AVP
Derek Olson, and Morocco's 'Disney story' into the Tokyo Olympic Games
Sean Rosenthal is the same now as he's ever been: Beach Volleyball's greatest ambassador
Jason Lochhead: The globetrotting route to becoming a two-time Olympic coach
Taylor Crabb, and the arrival of beach volleyball's next generation
SANDCAST Mailbag: A review of the Tokyo Olympic quad, and looking ahead to AVP 2021
DJ Klasnic is bringing the passion for beach volleyball back to Serbia
Corinne Quiggle and Allie Wheeler: Winning the little steps on their way to the big one
Canadian road dogs Will Hoey and Jake MacNeil have no exit plans
Savvy Simo, and a remarkable, legacy-leaving career at UCLA
SANDCAST Mailbag: What is Qatar doing? Top five matches from Cancun; FUDS stories
Sara Putt's made NCAA Championship history before; now she's out to do it again
Life inside the Cancun Bubble, with Tri Bourne and Evie Matthews
James Shaw, and the pursuit for the goals on the other side of fear
Kim Hildreth is thriving, with both feet finally on the ground
Mark Paaluhi, the man alas giving beach volleyball the attention he always thought it needed
Beach Volleyball Mailbag: Breaking down the Cancun Bubble, training tips, AVP speculation
Matt Fuerbringer: Respecting the work that's required of greatness
Chaim Schalk's American career has finally begun -- from the bottom
Don't be fooled by LSU's Kristen Nuss: She'll find a way to win
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