Comments on: Has Volleyball Arrived as an Olympic Sport? (Quote of the Day / Paul Sunderland via Dave Anderson) http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:28:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6670 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:31:13 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6670 Hi, Sarah,
I post so much, sometimes I forget what I’ve written. At times, I have to go to the search box or Google to find the answer to, “Have I written about this already?” So you and I are in the same boat here …
Jan

]]> By: sarahsk http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6666 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:55:17 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6666 I’m so embarrassed that I missed that!! Glad to hear you liked it and that her perspective and distance enriched the narrative. Thanks for pointing me toward your review. I’m looking forward to the book even more now. I’m going to check out more of the top posts that I may have missed. *smacks forehead*

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6665 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:58:32 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6665 Hi, Sarah,
I liked “Chalked Up” a lot and think it could turn up later on some of the “year’s best sports books” lists. Sey is unusual in that she is in early middle age and has put some distance between herself and her gymnastics career. So she has a maturity of perspective on her sport that a lot of athletes don’t bring to their books.

I reviewed “Chalked Up” on O-MBR on June 2 http://www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/(though my timing probably could have been better — right after Memorial Day). At this writing, it’s the No. 2 post on the “Top Posts” list at right.
Jan

]]> By: sarahsk http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6663 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:17:40 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6663 Great topic. And it reminds me that I’m excited to read the memoir “Chalked Up” by Jennifer Sey, about the world of gymnastics. If you give that one a look I’d love to know what you think!

]]> By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6660 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:41:16 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6660 Thanks, Barry. Paul’s quote suggests to me that those early U.S. volleyball teams needed, in addition to great skill, a sense of humor. It looks as though they had both.

]]> By: vbtrainer http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/08/10/has-volleyball-arrived-as-an-olympic-sport-quote-of-the-day-paul-sunderland-via-dave-anderson/#comment-6659 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:08:28 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=1734#comment-6659 YES…

I truly believe volleyball WILL be talked about at the wated fountains for years to come and YES it has arrived as an Olympic sport.

Go Volleyball! (USA :) )

In Good Health,

Barry
http://www.trainingforvolleyball.com

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