staying healthy is my main goal for this summer. I have a lot to learn and my brain is hungry for this knowledge.
Is Rio in 2016 on the white board? Yes.
How closely did you follow the beach game while you were playing indoors?
I have always been pretty busy during the season, so I normally see results and stats, but not much video. In London, I was able to watch a lot of the beach volley on television.
Did you follow the trials and tribulations of the AVP very closely?
I get the updates from the volleyball community, but sometimes it was hard to think about beach volleyball in California when I was staring out of a window in Northern Siberia.
What do you like most about Casey Jennings as a partner?
I have always gotten along famously with Casey because conversing with him is relaxing and easy regardless of the topic. I would say it’s hard to argue that his aggressive nature and fire for the game is not going to help to inspire and drive a team.
Do you plan to focus more on domestic or FIVB events in 2013?
I’ll play in both as long as I am healthy and able, but it will be important for me to build an FIVB point base.
What do you think of the newly aligned team of Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal?
Obvious they are not a team that you would like to draw first round of a tourney, but I feel like we saw this partnership coming a few years out so I’m not sur- prised.
London was a roller coaster for the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team — at times you guys looked like the best team in the world. Then a loss in the quarterfinals to Italy ended any medal hopes. What did you take away from the experi- ence?
We were certainly a very talented team, but there were definitely times that we struggled. We did not have many good finishes in any of the big tourneys throughout the quad apart from 2012 World League. I was stoked for my op- portunity to mix it up against Russia and Italy. I played a few years in each country during the winter and felt like I was able to help our team try to turn things around. From the experience I learned that I can be so proud of an effort to accomplish something regardless of the result.
BACK TO THE BEACH: Sean Rooney made an instant impact during his brief two-year stint on the AVP Tour, battling the likes of fellow Pepperdine alum George Roumain. (Photo: Peter Brouillet)
“I am very fortunate to have played indoor during a very nice time for the sport in Europe and Asia and I am sure I could probably continue to make more money overseas. Paychecks and money? A jedi craves not these things.”
— Sean Rooney
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