USA Volleyball Blogs

Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 24, 2008

Mon Aug 25 03:05:45 -0400 2008

Well, its a wrap here in Beijing... it has been an unbelievable ride and I am really happy to have some hardware to go home with.My Dad's first question to me was "is it heavy?" and you know what... it has the weight of eight long hard years with this team. However, I would not change… Read More

Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 21

Thu Aug 21 10:13:50 -0400 2008

So we walked into our practice yesterday after our match against Italy and the Women’s soccer team and the Women’s basketball team were all in the gym still doing something for the media... we lolly-gagged around and got to play with them. It was maybe the only time in my playing for… Read More

Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 19

Tue Aug 19 00:40:55 -0400 2008

Well its D-day…win or go home as they say. It's early morning and I am in the training room… again. I have to say I have most of my down time in here and it's become the place where I can think.And today there is cause for a bit of concentration and thinking. We have our… Read More

Heather Bown's Blog for Aug. 15

Fri Aug 15 14:45:03 -0400 2008

Ummm so today’s theme word is F-U-N FUN!!!! I just got back to my room after an amazing match against China. Our team really came together and had fight and determination to win and it was so much fun to play tonight. The crowd in our venue was going crazy and we even had our own cheering… Read More

Heather Bown's Blog for Aug. 13

Wed Aug 13 10:10:18 -0400 2008

Well we made it through hump day…and what a hump it was for us to go over. Our match against Venezuela was a momentum builder for us despite the one set loss. We changed to a different venue for today’s match and it showed in our passing and timing on our attack. We again were plagued… Read More

Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 12

Tue Aug 12 10:46:58 -0400 2008

Well another day has passed here in Beijing - and you are all in for a treat - you are currently sitting in the Olympic Village cafeteria…isn’t it nice? Ha… But seriously, I thought I would multi-task tonight and bring you all to eat with me. I’ll give you a little tour of… Read More

Heather Bown Blog for Aug. 9

Sun Aug 10 09:31:33 -0400 2008

Aug. 9, 2008Well the games have officially begun. And I am sure most of you watched the show on TV.Now here is a little something most people don’t know about participating in the opening ceremonies. We as athletes don’t get to see squat. We are all brought together in a holding arena -… Read More