Olympic gold medalist Todd Rogers explains his philosophy on life, the universe and beach volleyball...
A for awards: Don't play the game for awards.
B for Beijing: Incredible spectacle.
C for California: Best place to live.
D for Dalhausser, Phil: Dominant player in the world.
E for endurance: Endure the pain, receive the gain.
F for family: More important than Gold.
G for gold: Greatest career moment.
H for hiking: A passionate hobby of mine.
I for invincibility: If you think you are invincible, guess again.
J for journey: Three-year journey to attain the Gold.
K for Klagenfurt: Best tournament in the world.
L for luck: You make your own.
M for mistake: Kill you in every game if you make them.
N for nickname: The Professor.
O for order: Spider Roll, Toro Sushi, Rainbow Roll (laughs).
P for percentage: Try not to get wrapped up in them.
Q for qualification: A long two-year road to qualify for the Olympics.
R for Religious Studies: Random Major but it worked for me and was very
interesting and enlightening.
S for Sushi: Quite possibly my favourite food.
T for titles: You can never win enough of them.
U for university: University of California in Santa Barbara - can't imagine a better place to study.
V for volleyball: A very fortunate career choice.
W for women: Two in my life - Melissa and Hannah.
X for X-mas: Time to be with family.
Y for year 2009: A year of change? Maybe or maybe not.
Z for zero: Zeroes are people who aren't honest.
Francois Portmann/Red Bull Photofiles
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