Clint Hurdle and his staff have made baseball fun in Pittsburgh again, so we are honored that he took the time to pick off our "Five Questions"!

   There are few people who Ellen and I have connected with in the last few years that have remained a part of our story as did Jory Rand.  Jory was a sportscaster at KDKA here in Pittsburgh when he got an assignment just before Thanksgiving of 2010.  Go out to Kiski, report on two coaches battling cancer. 

Courtney is the volleyball equivalent of the hockey "grinder", not afraid to go into the corner and take a hit to make a play, not afraid to take a beating in front of the net to screen the goaltender.  

Along the journey in this amazing story we have captured the attention and hearts of so many great people and amazing athletes.  I have been fortunate to have struck up distant friendships with many of them.  Today takes us in a slightly different direction as "Five Questions" features it's first professional football player, Former Pittsburgh Steeler placekicker Jeff Reed.

 Today, I clicked open the "old" Gmail to find some insightful answers from 

 Team USA Libero Nicole Davis.

So far "Jamming in Five Questions has

explored a Middle Blocker, an Opposite,

 a Outside Hitter, and a (THE) Coach.

Today we sneak inside the mind of a Libero.

What makes Tama Tick?

The sport of volleyball is filled with so many GREAT people, and I shouldn't be surprised by much anymore, but when your inbox has a reply from Karch Kiraly, well it's kind of a big deal. 

One thing I have found in my many years observing volleyball is the well rounded nature of the athletes who compete. It starts with our own high school athletes who year in and year out perform in the classroom as well as on the court.

That smile.

Seemingly ever present.

Encouraging and joyful.

Some people can convince you of their goodness with just one smile.

That's Deja.

Yesterday I wondered if I could get anyone of the large group of important volleyball followers I have on twitter to submit to a five question interview.  I'm so curious about how others view the game and life in general.  I was surprised to have three responses in fifteen minutes!