I'm 26 years old and consider myself to very athletic. I shared with the girls the passion I have for other sports, but made sure they understood the practicality of me playing these sports for the years to come. At 26 years old, I am possibly at my peek in many sports, but volleyball, which I have the greatest passion for, I am nowhere near my peak. I have years of exciting competition ahead of me. I was exciting for the girls to hear about some of the people that I have run across in the last year that are in their sixties or seventies and still competing at USAV nationals.
Athletes have a desire to compete.
The thought of reaching a point where you can no longer compete at the level that you desire can be frustrating, but given hope in the sport of volleyball, by understanding that knowledge is a more integral part of the game than speed and leaping ability, players can pursue the desire to compete for many decades of their lives.