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... right after we won our match, um, kind of jokingly and... 'Cause I think all four of us were right on the same p- or on the same page right away about not playing, um, or caring to play that match.

Um, so yeah, we decided to do that, and obviously there was some, you know, not unhappiness on the USA Volleyball's front, which, you know, I get, but, um, if we, you know, had to do it over again, I, I don't know I still don't think we would've played.

Uh, we would've found another solution.

Um, but, uh, yeah, I mean, like you said, we were both confident in one or the other going to Puerto Rico and getting the bid, and having, uh, to play a third match in one day right before the league champs, uh, especially a crab boil where there are always, you know, gnarly matches and-

Or if you just do two teams, like how we've been doing it for pretty much ever.

I think, yeah, like how it's been, um, the top two teams based off of the Olympic ranking within, being within the top 16 in the world, um, would be, I'd say, the, the perfect system.

Obviously, I was the third team the last two quads by a very small margin, so if there would be a trial, then I would be, uh, be able to sleep a little better if the parameter was, okay, if you have three teams in the top 16, and teams, team number one is ranked fifth, team number two is ranked eight, team number three is ranked 11, which I think was how it was when me and Tri-

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Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

So that's two, those are the two years, I think, that we were apart, and then maybe, like, one other year m- uh, when I...

Or two other years, 'cause I graduated high school two years above him.

Yeah, yeah.

George Brett's Invitational, uh, it's happening again this year, but that, uh, last year was the first time where I realized that Kansas City is not in Kansas, it's in Missouri, when I, 'cause I went to the four-man last year.

But, yeah, now that I think about it, I'm just like, I think you guys are just – born I mean look at your dad your dad just stopped or he probably dabbled every once in a while with Kevlar but like you guys just like family just loves playing volleyball

yeah for me it's just like when I'm out there on the court Nothing else matters.

Right.

Like I'm just out there and I'm focused on playing and having fun.

Yeah.

Which it's always been like that for me, like even growing up, like I looked forward to practice and games during high school, college is like when I was out practicing or playing.

Yeah.

And then probably get into coaching is the, is the plan.

What's kind of been the reasoning behind not doing more World Tour?

I think the main thing is, um, well one, like for the last two quads never really had like a true, uh, some downtime.

Um, it was like almost straight into the second quad.

Like there was cause of the, uh, for COVID, you know, an extended year.

So we only had that one year and that's kind of the year where you kind of want to build some, you know, points, entry points.

Right.

Um, uh, So that was our last year together.

So I don't think we should keep doing that.