Quotes from Jordan Larson

All I know is Coach Cook said I'd be a pretty good sand player because I have all the shots.

I've dedicated a lot of time to this sport, and to see my time coming to an end, it's kind of sad.

I think that's the greatest thing about team sports is that you're not in it alone.

I think it's just being good every single day and being there for my teammates. I know that I can't do it alone, and they can't do it alone, and we've got to lean on each other.

I make fun of one of my teammates because she's like, I'm going to retire.' And that was after the Beijing Olympics. I don't know. I don't want to put all of my eggs in that basket because who knows what the future holds.

But I think it's important admitting to my teammates, Hey, I'm really struggling right now, and can you help me out?' Or, This serve is really killing me in the seam, can you take a step and take it for me so I can go and hit and have a better shot next time?'

I feel pretty good right now at the age of soon-to-be 31.

It's been a dream of mine to play in the States ever since college. Being able to play pro here is amazing.

After college I was like, Oh, I want to play pro,' but I didn't know exactly what that meant.

Especially at home, people tell me that my serve is their favorite thing about the games.

You think about all the years that a USA volleyball team has been in the Olympics and have tried and have fallen short. Then to feel like you're pushing for something and you're trying to find that edge and then you finally do it, it's like, Whoa, it worked!'

Coming out of college I thought, I'm pretty good, I guess.' But once you're out there - it's a lot faster. The ball's being hit and you're like, Whoa.'

When somebody has cancer, you think it's going to go away. It's not going to go away.

I think it's about failure recovery and how you perform at a high level in front of a lot of people. I think that sets you up for success on the big stage.

I just love that I've been on a lot of teams that maybe talent hasn't been our top thing, but we found a way to win, and I think that just shows that anybody can play the sport and really have fun doing it.

I've been able to play at the highest level for a really long time, and I've done it to the best of my ability.

I try to wake up at the same time every day and go through my workout routines and then golf on the other days.

To think I was this little, tiny girl from Hooper, Nebraska, who had a dream.

I want to be known for my hitting at least a little bit.

I think we really try to focus on acknowledgement. Like acknowledging, OK, that was not such a good play, but at the end of the day it's only one point really in the perspective of the match, and you have a chance to replace it with a good one.

There will always be someone out there that is better than you, and you have to accept it and focus on improving yourself.

I had big dreams and my parents allowed me to travel and go to these traveling teams, and to make it known to kids that if you really put your mind and your heart into what you want to do, that anything is possible.

The smile helps me keep a positive attitude and go on to the next play.

I just kind of go on with what I'm doing.