Kerri Walsh Jennings is the most decorated Olympic volleyball player known. Winning three gold medals and one bronze medal, she has accomplished success. Kerri Walsh Jennings, also known as a Golden Girl, leads a very athletic and exciting life (Kerri Walsh Jennings).
Kerri Walsh Jennings was born on August 15, 1978 in Santa Clara, California. She is the daughter to Tim and Margie. Tim played minor league baseball and also played semi-pro basketball. Margie was an MVP volleyball play at Santa Clara University. Kerri has two younger sisters named Kelli and KC, who are also volleyball players. Married to beach volleyball player, Casey Jennings, Kerri has a happy family. Together, they have three children: Joseph, Sundance, and Scout. Currently,
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Kerri is living a very happy life (Kerri Walsh Jennings). Her sophomore year at Archbishop High School, Kerri Walsh Jennings asked her future partner, Misty May Treanor, for her autograph.
Later, when they became a team, they look back on that and think what a coincidence. Kerri played not only volleyball, but basketball as well in high school, earning a state championship with both teams. Moving on to collegiate level, Walsh dominated the court at Stanford. Kerri was the second volleyball player ever to be a four-time first team All-American while at Stanford (1996-99). (Kerri Walsh Jennings). In 1999 Walsh joined the USA National Team for indoor volleyball. She graduated from Stanford in 2001 as the best all-around volleyball player in collegiate history. Kerri thought college level was the highlight of her volleyball career, little did she know, the Olympics were waiting for her. (Kerri Walsh Jennings …show more content…
Biography). Kerri Walsh Jennings’ Olympic run is one of the greatest accomplishments in Olympic history.
Working her way to the top, earning the nickname “Golden Girl”, Kerri has seen five Olympic experiences and is training for her sixth. In 2000, Walsh’s team placed fourth for indoor Volleyball, her senior of college. Heading to the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Kerri Walsh and her partner, Misty May-Treanor, had an 89-game win streak. Winning her first gold at the 2004 Olympics, this was her first great success with her new partner and in beach volleyball. Again at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the team fought and won gold. Not only did win, but they broke the records of winning one hundred and twelve matches in a row! (Kerri Walsh Jennings Biography) Walsh is known as unstoppable; she competed pregnant with her son Joseph in the 2008 Olympic Games. As the 2012 Olympics games rolled around, Kerri was pregnant with Scout. Of course, that didn’t stop her. The team in their 11-year run, won gold yet again. Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor won twenty-one consecutive Olympic matches and only lost one set (to Austria in 2012) during their incredible run together. (Kerri Walsh Jennings). Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor were known as virtually unstoppable for more than a decade. The team earned the nickname “Golden Girls” as a result in their success. In 2003, they were named “Team of the Year” (Kerri Walsh Jennings Biography). With a new partner, April Ross, the team medaled
nine times, five which were gold, during the 2016 FIVB Tour. Shortly after, they made their 100th team victory at the 2016 Rio Grand Slam (Kerri Walsh Jennings). Walsh’s dream for a fourth gold was broken when Brazil showed a stronger offense at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The team ended up winning bronze, which was Kerri’s first time losing a game in her entire Olympic run (Kerri Walsh Jennings Biography). In July of 2017 Walsh injured her shoulder after she played in four FIVB World Tour events, with her partner, Nicole Branagh. Kerri will not be stopped; she trains harder than ever currently for her goal of winning another gold in Tokyo in 2020. Kerri Walsh Jennings overall has 133 victories and $2,542,635 worth in winnings. From being the most decorated beach volleyball Olympian of all-time to being one of the most successful volleyball athletes in history, Kerri has influenced many players. Walsh ever so strives to be the best player she can be. “Being a champion is about giving it your all and putting your whole heart into something” -Kerri Walsh Jennings. (Kerri Walsh Jennings)
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refused to play. When she became a senior, she earned top player in the country. Lisa Leslie had a very successful high school career, but it was only the beginning of a long road ahead.
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You know she's a Jackson. And you know she's a singer. Of course, you know the girl can dance. You know she's a leading lady in Hollywood. And maybe you still think of her as a cute little girl with a famous last name and big , bright eyes. Do you think she's what she was yesterday? Better think again. As many of her other fans and followers already know, the only label that fits her is… Janet.
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True love leads the tragic death of five innocent adolescents. At least that’s what happens in Romeo and Juliet. Many people describe the play as a comedy in tragedy. Many people may argue that Romeo and Juliet was not a true love story because it’s a three day affair between two teen agers that results in the loss of 5 people this is true but just because it was only three days does not mean they could not have fallen in lovein that time peiod there was enof time for them to fall in love and get married .However the evidence points to it being a true love story.