Today, we continue the conversation with one of the winningest Olympians of all time \u2013 sorry Nat L\xa0 Whether it was her stellar Collegiate Indoor Volleyball career where she is considered the best all-around player in history or her unprecedented 102 match winning streak in international beach volleyball in 2007/2008, Kerri Walsh Jennings somehow manages to also win Sportswoman of the Year as well.\xa0 Transcending the sport of beach volleyball by winning Gold in 2004, 2008 and again in 2012 w her partner Misty May, it would be appearances like Oprah and Ellen that would solidify her as a star but I believe its more like the fact that she raised three kids w her husband Casey during this whole Golden ride!
She truly epitomizes the Whitney Houston song \u201cEvery Woman\u201d as she now heads up her passion project P1440 w her hubby \u2013 a digital platform exclusively built around the sport and culture of beach volleyball.\xa0 But don\u2019t think she\u2019s done getting her feet sandy as she is in the running for qualification for her 6th Olympic Games.\xa0 And don\u2019t think the first-ever postponement of the Games will get her down \u2013 only serves as more time to \u201csharpen the blade\u201d as she commented!
It's her attitude for life that I really want to explore.\xa0 Yes, she\u2019s one of the winningest athletes of all time, but she is so much more than that.\xa0 She\u2019s somehow relatable and lovely and smart and funny and lovingly thoughtful and courageous all balled into one\u2026lets dive a little deeper into the making of such a human!
The Goods on Kerri:
Paired up with Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and is known as one of the best players to ever compete in the sport. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Walsh-Jennings and May-Treanor started off with a bang, defeating Australia, the Czech Republic, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy and China. They went on the win the final against fellow American team Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, 2-0 (21-16, 21-16), taking their third consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball. Upon May-Treanor's retirement, Walsh-Jennings paired up with former competitor April Ross for the 2016 Rio Olympics.\xa0
In 2005, Walsh-Jennings married Casey Jennings, a top U.S. men's beach volleyball player. She gave birth to the couple's first child, Joseph Michael Jennings, in May 2009. The couple had another son, Sundance Thomas, in May 2010, and a daughter, Scout Montgomery, in April 2013.
In February 2018, the volleyball star opened up to CNN about the professional complications that follow the news of a pregnancy, from the loss of sponsors to warnings of physical problems that could impede career ambitions.
Contact Kerri:
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0Twitter: @kerrileewalsh
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0Instagram:\xa0 @kerrileewalsh
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0P1440 Website: www.p1440.com\xa0
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