Jordan Larson
I practically knew everyone in my town, and now they're all cheering for me. It's humbling and exciting, too.
The cool thing about China is that they really put a lot of value on their national team.
I was pretty sad with how London ended and just whether I wanted to continue my career at all.
There has been so many good questions, like, When a bad play happens in a match, how do you not mentally go down?' Or, How have you had your career last for so long?' There have been a lot of intriguing questions, which has led to a lot of other good conversations.
But I think it's important admitting to my teammates, Hey, I'm really struggling right now, and can you help me out?' Or, This serve is really killing me in the seam, can you take a step and take it for me so I can go and hit and have a better shot next time?'
I was shocked when four Arlington girls at a track meet this spring asked me for my autograph. I told them, 'Don't think I'm dumb for asking this, but are you serious?'
Basketball is not my favorite, but I enjoy playing it and it's helped my volleyball.
Nebraska would like me to graduate in December and start college second semester so I can go through spring practice with them. But I want to stay around and be in high school. Your senior year is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and I don't want to cut that experience short.
The crowd also sets you up for success. When you're playing in front of 8,000 the pressure is on, right? People are watching.
When somebody has cancer, you think it's going to go away. It's not going to go away.
A gold medal is a goal and something that we've never done before as the United States indoor women's volleyball team.
We don't really try to pay attention to the score, we just try to play to win.
If all areas of my game are pretty consistent, that's all I hope for.
Being an all-around player, you have to find some kind of balance because there are going to be nights where something isn't on. You've got to make sure the other part is on. That's what I concentrate on.
The Coliseum is awesome, obviously.
I just kind of go on with what I'm doing.
I'm a competitor and I hate to lose.
I have a great circle of support.
I want to be known for my hitting at least a little bit.
To think I was this little, tiny girl from Hooper, Nebraska, who had a dream.
Coming out of college I thought, I'm pretty good, I guess.' But once you're out there - it's a lot faster. The ball's being hit and you're like, Whoa.'