Danielle Scott, 5-time Olympic Volleyball Player
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Episode 346
Danielle Scott is one of the most decorated female volleyball players of all-time. In 1993, she was the National Player of the Year and national champion with Long Beach State. A two-time Olympic Silver Medalist, she participated in five Olympic Games (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). She holds the U.S. Female Volleyball athlete record for Olympic apperances and was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Danielle about her storied volleyball career and participating in the Olympics. The conversation then takes a turn as we discuss the very tragic events that occurred in November of 2018 when Danielle's sister Stefanie was killed by her estranged husband. Danielle was present that day and suffered wounds to both of her palms and her left thigh, knee and lower leg. We hear Danielle's emotional story of forgiveness, pain, and trusting in God throughout this very difficult season of life.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 0:17.0 | Here's your host, Jason Romano. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome everyone to Sports Spectrum's podcast. I'm Jason Romano. Welcome everyone to Sports Spectrums podcast. |
| 0:22.7 | I'm Jason Romano. |
| 0:24.0 | Today on the show, we welcome Danielle Scott. |
| 0:27.2 | She's a five-time Olympic volleyball player who played her college volleyball at Long Beach State University, the 1993 national player of the year, 1993 national champion as well at Long Beach State, |
| 0:41.3 | and a five-time Olympian participating in the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics. |
| 0:51.0 | She's a two-time silver medalist for USA volleyball and holds the U.S. female |
| 0:55.9 | volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances, culminating in 2016 with an induction into |
| 1:04.0 | the International Volleyball Hall of Fame. And this podcast consists of a conversation with Danielle about her |
| 1:12.3 | volleyball career. But really, we wanted to talk to Danielle about forgiveness, about faith |
| 1:18.8 | in Christ, about trusting in God when things don't go the way we would hope. It was November |
| 1:24.3 | 18th in Danielle's hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| 1:28.8 | When an altercation took place, the unthinkable happened, and Danielle's sister was murdered. |
| 1:37.6 | And Danielle, who had arrived on the scene, had moved to try and shield her sister, but it wasn't enough. |
| 1:43.9 | And unfortunately, Stephanie, her sister, was pronounced dead on the scene had moved to try and shield her sister but it wasn't enough and unfortunately |
| 1:45.0 | Stephanie her sister was pronounced dead on the scene and Danielle suffered injuries herself she was |
| 1:50.7 | rushed to the hospital with wounds to both of her palms and her left thigh her knee and her lower |
| 1:55.4 | leg her niece also had suffered minor injuries and Danielle's hands were really affected in her palms for a while. |
| 2:04.6 | For six weeks, she couldn't even use her hands or her legs. |
| 2:08.0 | And this podcast, this interview with Danielle, it's very brave of her to come forward and talk about this. |
| 2:14.2 | This is domestic violence at its worst level. |
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