I felt their nerves I felt their discomfort like you know that six sense we have when you're like on point I felt it and missing I talked about it and it was just we just outlasted and that's what we did better than anyone, you know, and then once you like craft the armor and you stick together like people start falling apart, you know, and we never fell apart.

Welcome to the Just Women's Sports Podcast, where we talk to the biggest

athletes in the world about the untold stories behind their success. I'm Kelly

O'Hara and my guest today is Carrie Walsh Jennings.

Carrie is the definition of a living legend.

The winning a speech volleyball player of all time,

Carrie has won three Olympic golds, one Olympic bronze, and three world championships.

Her and longtime partner, Misty May trainer,

are considered the greatest team to ever step foot in the sand. At one point, they want a

record 112 matches in a row. A mother of three, Carrie is still going strong today and is currently

training for the Tokyo Olympics. Carrie, welcome to the show.

Thanks, darling. How are you? It's very smooth you nailed it on the first run. Thank you.

So we met back in 2016 at a speaking engagement and I remember going into that being like,

oh my gosh, I'm doing a speaking agent with Carrie Walsh like this school.

Yes, I like totally idolized you and then got there.

Oh no, shattered.

No, no, no, no, no, no, not shattered.

I was like just hearing you speak and how you approach things and the way that you've handled your career and everything. I was just so inspired and I was like, man, I totally like love the way your mind works and your mentality and your approach.

So I've been looking forward to this for a long time to sit down and talk about your career

and just everything that's gone into it.

So thank you.

Well, thank you for that.

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