Yeah , but moving on , um I know you two have aspirations of playing overseas eventually . Um One thing that has helped you guys is like the USA volleyball pipeline . Um I just want to get your thoughts on how it is being in the USA , like gym in the summers .
Yeah , it just really puts stuff into perspective when you leave . And I think for me just playing with USA has given me a lot of confidence and I think being able to play against or play on teams with guys who are older than me or a lot older than me or just have more experience and have been playing volleyball longer than me . I think it's just helped me know that I'm able to , you know , keep up in certain situations .
So I think that was definitely a big drive for me . And then ultimately , I think this , the historic winning culture and program of UCL A and I wanted to be a part of , you know , the people who came before me and the high level just volleyball that has been played at UCLA . I definitely wanted to be a part of that culture and um you know , help bring a national championship back to UCL A was also something that I thought would be just a super , you know , big and exciting challenge .
I'm joined here by two of my teammates from the UCL A men's volleyball team , Alex Knight and Merrick mchenry . We're going to be talking about all things within the UCL A men's volleyball program , including our national championship round last year . What it took struggles we faced and just why we chose UCL A to play volleyball and go to school at .
Um But like living in L A , it's just like the lifestyle , like just experiencing something new every day , something that was very appealing and I definitely have experienced something new every day living in L A . Um Yeah , but the competitive greatness at UCLA I feel is just unmatched , like with 121 national championships . Um Troy Aikman Jackie Robinson , like Kareem Abdul Jabbar , like the list goes on .
