49: Love at First Spike with Travis Mewhirter
Underdog
English - January 08, 2019 08:00 - 52 minutes - 56.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHealth & Fitness adversity perseverance underdog fight hope nevergiveup Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Travis Mewhirter picked up sand volleyball for the first time at 24 years old and found a way to become a professional athlete in this sport. Life on the beach as a sand volleyball player may seem glamorous, but there are often extensive hardships outside of the court that all sand volleyball professional players deal with day-in and day-out. Travis shares how he turned pro, the sacrifices he has had to make, and why he loves this sport above all others. In this episode:
How a bartender initiated his interest in volleyball Sacrificing brand name credibility in his career with the Washington Post to pursue a better lifestyle The training, practice, and regimen that a 24 year old with no volleyball experience did to become a pro Newfound motivation after getting embarrassed in his first professional competition Pursuing greatness in a sport that doesn't offer much financial compensation, even if you are one of the best in the world Using a passion to create a platform and find a career in writing about volleyball The man in the arena The most exhausting sand volleyball day ever How his best friend retired from volleyball for 2 years due to an autoimmune disease and returned to compete at an elite levelTravis Mewhirter is the co-host of the Sandcast Beach Volleyball Podcast and the author of We Were Kings: A Deep Dive Inside the Lives of Professional Beach Volleyball Players. You can buy his book on Amazon or online at Barnes and Noble. You can follow Travis on Instagram @trammew and on Twitter @tram_mew.