Two teams show up. They take their sides and they go to battle. Both fight. Both give everything they have. A performance of will, of courage, of expertise. • And then there’s that feeling afterwards. When you are on the side of the net that scored the final point. When you’re mentally tired, your muscles are trembling, your knees ache and your throat is raspy from screaming so much. That feeling of all-consuming exhaustion. A five-set thriller. • As a volleyball player this is one of the experiences we long for. • When hard work has payed off. When the camaraderie between your teammates was felt and used to overcome the obstacles. When you fight together. Resist together. And you know that it was truly a team effort. These are the moments that the pain, the hard lessons, the low moments, and the speckles of doubt and struggle all feel worth it. Those low moments teach us, they build us and shape us, and the high moments propel us forward. • To say that I’m proud of our fight feels li...